Automation Beginners League - season 82/83 drawing to an end!

Great! So I’m the challenge host for this round. Goal achieved!

Welcome to the ABL: Automation Beginners League!


#Round 1 of the ABL in 1970/1971!
####Rules
As stated in the OP:

  • The body cannot be more than 10 years older than the year in which this race takes place. In this case that would be bodies unlocked between 1960 to 1970.
  • Maximum tyre width is 245mm/~9.6 inches
  • Maximum cost is 18000 at 0% markup
  • Minimum safety of 35
  • Minimum average reliability of 50
  • Minimum cooling for engine required
  • No aero components (to clarify: for this round this means no undertrays, lips or wings whatsoever. Sorry.)
  • No semi-slick tyres
  • Remember to keep cars road legal: use head- and tail lights and door handles. Engine clipping should not be visible.
  • Fuel consumption should less than 25L per 100km/11.3mpg(UK)/9.4mpg(US)

Concerning the use of quality sliders:

  • The use of negative quality sliders is not allowed anywhere
  • Maximum +10 total in engine, with +5 being the limit on any one part
  • Maximum +10 total in chassis and trim, with +5 being the limit on any one part

Specific rules addressing engine construction:

  • No race parts allowed
  • Pushrod based engines are capped at 8200cc/500ci
  • DOHC engines are capped at 2500cc/152ci and only Inline cylinder configurations are permitted
  • All engines regardless of cylinder configuration that use OHC should be less than 4500cc/275ci
  • and all engines that use OHV are capped at 8200cc/500ci
  • and all engines that use DAOHC should be less than 5000cc/305ci
  • The car needs to run on 91 octane Regular Unleaded in RON/87 octane in AKI

####Tracks

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