Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 231: Building a Pair of Cars With the Automation Build Generator Using Basic Rules

Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 231: Building a Pair of Cars With the Automation Build Generator Using Basic Rules

Having tested the Basic Rules version of the Automation Build Generator dozens of times, I was finally confident enough to build an actual car based on a random combination generated from it. After spinning the wheel, it generated this result:

Above, from top: Another example of a random combination generated using the Basic Rules version of the Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set. This time, however, I will go one step further and, instead of simply making a test mule to prove the build's viability, create a fully detailed car out of it.

The resulting car, the KMA K3R, ended up looking like this:

Above, from top: Creating the KMA K3R from the randomly generated combination from the Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set under Basic Rules was a surprisingly enjoyable pet project of mine - even after adding a fully detailed interior to it.

With a punchy normally aspirated straight-six driving the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox and helical limited-slip differential, combined with race-bred suspension and brakes, the K3R is an agile yet practical sports coupe that can hang with the best dedicated sports cars of its era.

A later experiment using a different combination yielded these results:

Above: Another randomly generated Basic Rules combination, completed with its associated respin result.

This inspired me to create the 1984 WM Warrior, powered by a 300-horsepower all-alloy overhead-valve V8 hooked up to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual gearbox and helical limited-slip differential. As the predecessor to its 2005 equivalent, it has a more angular aesthetic than its successors, hence my decision to use the '86 Rosso body set (2.4m wheelbase) in front-engined fastback configuration.

Above, from top: The 1984 WM Warrior was exactly what I had in mind when building a car based on the second of two random combinations shown in this post.

In short, these were a pair of highly enjoyable experiments - and I'm sure there may be even more to come in the future.