Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 1, Issue 360

["Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>]

Wayne Lee wrote:


>I think the Wankel Engines would of had to have been  licensed by NSU. They
> were the ones who owned the rights that the old Mazdas were licensed from.
> Mazda probably bought the rights to license others since though. When we 
> had
> the NSU franchise they had the Wankle Spyder and the RO80 Sedan in the
> 60-early 70's.


I always thought the Ro80 was a really nice looking car, but I guess it had 
reliability problems with rotor seals, like many of the early Wankels.  It's 
referenced in the following article - I particularly like the caption to the 
picture!

http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?welosef.htm

Mike 
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