Just wanted to let anyone that actually checks my posts know, I am working on finishing the 1952 lineup but between school, major basement remodel, and getting ready to leave the country for a few weeks I haven’t really had time to work on anything. Will have the 1952 lineup finished before I leave and will hopefully have free time for the summer to ramp up my game time. #ThingsAreComing
5/12/1955
Ankomst has begun building a new race car for the upcoming 1955 Bavarian Racing Challenge (BRC). After much discussion between Ankomst and other participating racers, we have built two different vehicles and will be evaluating them in the coming days to determine which will be used for the main event.
The first car, the Rusa '55, is built on a modified chassis allowing for significant weight and aerodynamic advantages over similar cars being produced in 1955. This car has not been fully optimized yet and will most likely be utilized for the main race events.
The second car was built in order to determine just how far the 1955 coupe body, available for mass production, could be pushed for race purposes. Dubbed, The Beast, this coupe style car almost matches our custom built vehicle above, but suffers from poor reliability and reduced top speed.
Ankomst would like to unveil the Stockholm '52, the successor to the extremely popular Stockholm '45. Featuring updated taillights and an optional V8, the Stockholm '52 is ready to take you anywhere in style, comfort, and safety.
Love the production value. I have an issue with the Snabbit though. The front grill with the chrome trip and exposed bumper, and the side mounted intake vents really belong a much more modern car than 1952.
Was going for something very different and really liked the way the grills looked, even if not really period correct 
5/25/1955
Ankomst Automotive would like to announce its final submission for the upcoming 1955 BRC race. Ankomst has run short on time to fine tune its Russa '55 race car and has decided to go against the grain by submitting The Beast for the final competition. The majority of competitors in the 1955 BRC are using small roadster bodies that allow for quick acceleration, high top speed, and high maneuverability, but Ankomst has decided that its coupe style racer would make for a more interesting race experience. The Beast will begin practice runs for the 1955 BRC soon and hopes to achieve a spot in the top 20 or possibly 15.
A look at The Beast and some of its relevant stats.
Ankomst would like to unveil the engine powering The Beast for the 1955 Bavarian Racing Challenge, The '55 RV8. Low weight, decent reliability, high power, and a good torque curve were difficult to achieve due to technological and budget constraints, but we believe we have found a happy medium. Making 107 hp per litter, this small V8 provides plenty of power to get The Beast moving from 0-100 km/h in 7.1 s, 80-120 km/h in just 3.6 s, and achieve a top speed of 221.9 kmh.
5/25/1955
Ankomst is hard at work developing its 1957 model year lineup. Here is a small teaser of our new luxury sedan, the Satt '57.
Wait… so is envy on vacation, or does it never rest? It’s so confusing 
Both!
6/11/1955
Today marks the end of summer vacation for workers at Ankomst Automotive and work is set to resume next Monday. The design team is itching to get back to their drawing boards and the build and tune teams are impatiently waiting for the factory to reopen. Updates on the final 1955 BRC competition car are being prepared for a press release and work on the 1957 model year lineup will begin in earnest starting next week.
Ankomst would like to give thanks to the U.K., Italy, and Germany for the generous vacation packages they offered Ankomst employees. All of our workers much enjoyed their vacation time in these countries and even learned a few things from car makers in those countries that they wish to incorporate into the Ankomst vision.
After some wonderful comparison videos were created for the 1955 BRC (community challenge) I have learned a lot and realised that I really should not be using dual overhead cams and things yet if I am trying to be realistic. I am not sure why I started using SOHC and DOHC engines but I will be creating more realistic engines from now on. I am also going to start using quality sliders in moderation and will be adhering to common car prices for the time period. All prices given in Automation from here on out will be assumed to represent 2010 (when Automation was first created) currency and car pricing information that will be included on my pictures will reflect inflation-adjusted prices.
For example, if my upcoming Satt '57 has a total cost of ~$8,000 it will be multiplied by the production units, in the form of a percentage. If my production units are 110.83 then my $8,000 car will be multiplied by 1.1083, giving me a car that costs $8,866.4. This will then be adjusted for inflation giving me a car that costs $1,133.19 in 1957 money to produce. This means I could sell the car for $2,100, make a huge profit, and be at the average car price for the time period ($2,100).
Currently involved in a job with my dad’s company and also having numerous problems with my house (electrical, mold, cleaning out sheds and garage) that are keeping very busy. I may not have much time to work on automation for a while, but I’ll work on things whenever I get the chance!
If someone knows of a better way to estimate true costs (taking into account production units) I would be glad to hear it. I am a little stumped as to what I should be aiming for on costs and production units.
After discussions with some other forum members, I realised that production units are taken into account for the total cost already. So I will be assuming the total cost shown in-game is in 2010 dollars and adjust for inflation in order to price my cars in their respective years from now on.
How do I post pictures on this forum? (This is probably for another topic, but I don’t know which one.)
I used to post lots of pics but I forgot how.
I have been extremely busy lately and have made little progress on my company. Re-wiring my house, in the middle of building out a server for my dad’s office, cleaning out sheds and garage in preparation of a new garage floor, etc. A whole new meaning of “spring cleaning” 
Anyways, got the work done on my first car for the 1957 lineup and will be uploading the lineup panels over the next couple of days as I have free time, stay tuned for more!
7/7/1956
Although Ankomst has experienced numerous delays during the past few months and has fallen behind on its production schedule, we are working hard to get the 1957 year line-up finalized. In order to reduce costs and development time, Ankomst has entered into a contract with the American automobile company Chevrolet, to purchase pre-built engines which are further tuned and refined at the Ankomst plant. By eliminating the need to manufacture our own engines, we are able to put more money towards tuning our engines and using higher quality materials throughout our cars. This results in higher quality automobiles without the same increase in price, making our cars very attractive for consumers.
This post will be updated as the line-up is finalized.
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9/14/1966
After a long delay, Ankomst Automotive has finally gotten its information together sufficiently to release missing news information from the previous two years. Stay tuned to this thread for a number of updates.
Ankomst Automotive had a poor showing in the 1966 Bavarian Racing Challenge, placing terribly at 31st place overall. Although a strong car was built for this year’s challenge, it suffered from poor road handling and lost handedly to a slew of other racers. Below is the car that we had hoped would bring victory, but only brought defeat. However, we learned some valuable lessons from this year’s race.
5/16/1976
In preparation for the BRC 1976 an intermediary race has been held by the same event organizers to shake out new rules and race formats. This race was held at Hockenheim and setup as an endurance race, going for 1000km around the track. For this race, entrants were allowed to enter 2 cars apiece, the following 2 automobiles were entered from Ankomst Automotive. They were built on the same chassis, but ran different engines to test different power/efficiency strategies that would come into play for the 1976 BRC.
The Odin, running a V12 engine was able to nab 8th place overall, and the slightly less powerful Thor, with its V8 engine only managed 15th place. Both of these cars performed worse than expected compared to the lead cars which actually lapped us, but it provided a lot of knowledge that was useful in designing for the 1976 BRC.
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1/20/1977
The 1976 BRC has just finished and what a year it was. Plenty of crashes, problems, and upsets made for a very nerve wracking and exciting race season. Ankomst Automotive built a spirited little car for this year’s race, running a turbo charger for the first time in any of our cars. This resulted in an engine that packed a massive punch, but also guzzled a fair amount of fuel. This year we had a very capable car that was able to beat out a number of opponents in qualifying and was on track to finish in the top 3. Alas, an engine explosions in the first race followed by poor placement in the 6th race forced us back into 5th overall. We feel this was a testament to our car’s ability, that it was able to still nab 5th place with two exceptionally poor races. Below is the Lopare which was built for the 1976 BRC.
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9/22/1946
A special one-off car was created for a rich buyer over the past few months and Ankomst Automotive would like to display the finished car for the general public so that they can see what we are capable of given the time and resources.
We proudly present the Bombardier '46, built with a genuine aircraft engine!
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