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Fat Pat
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posted 07-31-2005 05:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fat Pat     
What was the 1st production car to use the Wankel Rotary Engine?....HINT...it was not Mazda. The car I am referring to was never imported to the USA that I know of!! I bet CJ knows!!

cstall
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posted 07-31-2005 06:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cstall     
How about the NSU Spider? I'm guessing...

Fat Pat
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posted 07-31-2005 06:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fat Pat     
Good guess...but not the one I'm looking for.

tangled up in BLUE
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posted 07-31-2005 07:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tangled up in BLUE     
..Ferdinand Porsche tried using his dog "Wankel" for a short period of time as a budget power source....problems arose when Wankel encountered a cat and the Porsche was drug thru several yards before stopping at a tree.....the Wankel program was soon abandoned....


This message has been edited by tangled up in BLUE on 07-31-2005 at 07:17 PM

Fat Pat
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posted 07-31-2005 07:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fat Pat     
Nope...."production vehicle" may have been a little strong.

tangled up in BLUE
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posted 07-31-2005 07:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tangled up in BLUE     
quote:
Originally posted by cstall:
How about the NSU Spider? I'm guessing...

my brother in law has an 66-67 NSU of some kind....he used to race it....the car is about the size of my desk....kinda like racing a Toro riding mower with doors...



Fat Pat
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posted 07-31-2005 08:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fat Pat     
C111 Mercedes...came out in the early '60s with a twin rotor Wankel and gull wing doors...1st production car to break the 200 MPH barrier. I'm sure someone will "research" me on this...I'm going from memory!!

ALLEY CAT
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posted 07-31-2005 10:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ALLEY CAT     
quote:
Originally posted by Fat Pat:
I'm sure someone will "research" me on this...I'm going from memory!!

Hell Pat,,,,,you can't remember anything past the Clinton years, lol.



Fat Pat
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posted 07-31-2005 10:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fat Pat     
Yeah, but I have a good excuse...I have socks older than you are!

nitrosteve
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posted 07-31-2005 11:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nitrosteve     
Was it the 1967 Mazda Cosmos?

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