Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 143: Best In Show

Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 143: Best In Show

Having won the Luxury/Performance class at the Letaran Auto Convention with the 1974 Wolfram WLF-6 (which I later adapted into a production car, the 1984 Wolfhound), I have had my fingers crossed for days waiting to see if I would win the overall "Car of The Year" award, and I am pleased to tell you that I have done just that. It may not have had the most amazing design of all the cars submitted, but it was the most technologically advanced car on display, with multi-point EFI, a 3-way catalytic converter, a cassette tape player, and advanced 80s safety. It also had lower emissions figures compared to its competitors.

Also, I would like to mention that I had originally planned to submit an updated version of the Wolfhound (the 1989 3.6 GTS) for the next round of the Letaran History Challenge, but eventually decided to build and submit a completely different car instead after realizing that the next LHC would take place in the 1990s, even though it would also cover the second half of the preceding decade. I originally used a metallic silver exterior color for this trim, but replaced it with a more menacing solid gloss black, since I felt it more suitable for the car's overall shape.

The WLF-6 concept (left) that became Letara's 1974 Car of the Year generated a lot of hype for the 1984 Wolfhound production car (center) - the 1989 GTS took the same basic recipe and improved on it.

That's all for now. In the meantime, I will be gearing up to host the next Letaran Auto Convention, and with the current Letaran History Challenge concluding in 1984, I want the upcoming second Convention to take place somewhere between the late 1980s to the early/mid-1990s. In fact, I already have a draft of rule set, and will probably adapt it for use when the next LAC kicks off for real in a few days' time.

Update (12:50 am, March 5th, 2023): I have finally launched the sequel to the 1974 Letaran Auto Convention on the Discourse forums - set in 1984, this will tie in to the next round of the Letaran History Challenge, which will begin after results for the recently concluded one have been posted.