1975 Hercules Wankel Motorcycle
Things that make you go hmmmmmm.....
Happy birthday Wankel ping!
I actually owned one of the Mazdas with this rotary engine back in '73. As I recall, it was fast as hell. Of course, my previous car had been a Vega so my senses may have been considerably dulled. Man, talk about "True Confessions". I don't think I have any dirtier little secrets I could publicly reveal than having owned these two cars! But, I think the statute of limitations has expired.
I owned a 1983 Mazda RX-7 in my early 20s. I loved that car. It was the best car I ever had. My ex-husband specialized in fixing them, and I swear, even after the divorce he kept that thing running like a charm for me.
I always felt so special that I knew the car had a different engine and that I knew what that engine was. LOL, the things that matter when you are 22. Now I drive a Ford minivan that I hate with the passion of 1,000 burning suns, but hey....my sports car days will come again sometime.
1975 Hercules Wankel Motorcycle
Rotten gas mileage. Doomed from the start for mass applications.
Where did you get the date of the first working prototype. My boss is the Automotive teacher here at the high school and he would love to use this in his lessons today, but I can't find anything in your link that confirms the actual date.