Sunday, March 21, 2010

Mazda rotary pick-up truck

I went to an impromptu Japanese classic car show yesterday in Pleasanton.  I'm not really into the scene so I am not knowledgeable about what was on display.  I did find this 13B rotary powered Mazda pick-up truck interesting though.



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  1. F1OutsiderMarch 22, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Surely it wasn't known for its towing capacity. Torque is not one of the rotary engine's virtues.

    From what I understand though, Mazda tried putting a rotary into just about every chassis they had in the 70's.

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  2. MaxichampMarch 22, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Then I guess this rotary-powered bus was not such a great idea:
    http://mrec.rotary.net.nz/articles/roadpacer.htm

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  3. F1OutsiderMarch 24, 2010 at 6:33 AM

    Oh god! I don't even want to know what kind of MPGs that bus got.

    "We reckon the highlight would've been watching one trundling up Mount Fuji, fully loaded."

    Ditto!

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