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  Oh the joys of the open road!

  Timeline of motoring history 1940 - 2008 1940 Car production in Britain is put on hold as most factories go over to munitions production. The German Luftwaffe destroys the centre of Coventry. Oldsmobile and...

  Photo by brizzle born and bred on Flickr

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  Mazda Wankel engine pickup -- May 1989

  This was my dad's toy. He loved it even though it seemed to require more work than a regular engine. But it was a flyer and he loved puttering with engines. I don't remember the model year of this but history...

  Photo by Lance & Cromwell, back from another Wroad-trip on Flickr

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  Mazda Wankel engine pickup -- May 1989

  This was my dad's toy. He loved it even though it seemed to require more work than a regular engine. But it was a flyer and he loved puttering with engines. I don't remember the model year of this but history...

  Photo by Lance & Cromwell, back from another Wroad-trip on Flickr

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  Mazda Wankel engine pickup -- May 1989

  This was my dad's toy. He loved it even though it seemed to require more work than a regular engine. But it was a flyer and he loved puttering with engines. I don't remember the model year of this but history...

  Photo by Lance & Cromwell, back from another Wroad-trip on Flickr

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  Mazda Wankel engine pickup -- May 1989

  This was my dad's toy. He loved it even though it seemed to require more work than a regular engine. But it was a flyer and he loved puttering with engines. I don't remember the model year of this but history...

  Photo by Lance & Cromwell, back from another Wroad-trip on Flickr

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  1977 repu and rx4

  summer of 07. working my rotary powered pickup. 76 rx4 off to jeffs house

  Photo by SkidMcrotary on Flickr

• 1977 Mazda Rotary Engine Pickup (REPU) – Truck Trend History

  11/28/13, via TruckTrend Magazine

  Though Mazda also makes an inline 4-cylinder engine, the rotary is still the hottest mini-pickup around. It's so quick, in fact, that for off-road competition, it's classed with the big trucks, not with the minis. And our testing bore this out. It had

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  On the Road: The spirit of giving

  12/08/14, via Driving

  While not exactly Christmas related, over the next few weeks Calgary-area Toyota and Volvo dealers (and Calgary fire halls) are helping out the Rotary Clubs of Calgary and Project Warmth. Many residents of Morley in the Stoney Nakoda First Nation 

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  The Mazda Roadpacer Was A Big Holden With A Rotary Engine For Some Reason

  02/10/13, via Jalopnik

  Welcome to Forgotten Cars, where we highlight fascinating cars and engines that are obscure, unrecognized and lost to the passage of time. With Holden having released the first shots of their new Commodore last night, I thought it only fitting that

• Gator Wrangler

  09/03/13, via Automobile Magazine

  Eventually, I acquired a 1977 Scorpion Sting snowmobile, then a pair of ATVs: a Kawasaki Mojave followed by a Honda 250X. There was a golden interlude when my brother and I put the final miles on an old Subaru out in the woods, but then it was back to 

• All-new Mazda3 first drive: baring its fangs in Baler

  04/22/14, via Inquirer.net

  From the moment I switch on the engine using the push start/stop button, I feel snugly at home: the seat wraps around my body; the Commander Control, which consists of rotary commander and five function switches to toggle through the car's

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  Car Enthusiasts Talk Forza Motorsport 5

  12/21/13, via BMW BLOG (blog)

  A 1977 Mazda Truck also known as the Mazda Rotary Pick-Up, or Mazda REPU (its slogan was the “the pickup with pickup”). Not glamorous but highly-functional. I remember it let out a really loud-pitched beep when you hit the rev limiter. So, when did you 

• Stroke of Madness

  01/18/13, via Automobile Magazine

  I unbolt the top, fold the rear seats forward, and use it as a pickup truck. The Bronco is awesome. But I can see why Broncos are inexpensive to buy, because they're certainly not cheap to drive. When this 12-mpg, 5.8-liter Neanderthal rolled off the

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1977 Mazda Rotary Engine Pickup (REPU) – Truck Trend History - TruckTrend Magazine

Though Mazda also makes an inline 4-cylinder engine, the rotary is still the hottest mini-pickup around. It's so quick, in fact, that for off-road competition, it's classed with the big trucks, not with the minis. We ran the test several times to make sure it was right, and it was. With an automatic transmission, a tachometer really isn't all that necessary, but with a manual coupled to a small engine in a truck, it should be mandatory. When pulling loads, you want to keep the rpm at maximum torque for maximum efficiency. It helps you keep track of engine conditions under a number of circumstances -- that can only be helpful. Source: www.trucktrend.com

On the Road: The spirit of giving - Driving

Grab a non-perishable food item, or better yet, some cash. Head to your nearest Calgary new car dealer and help stuff their Inter Faith Food Bank donation box to the brim. “We’ve been involved with the Mayor’s Christmas Food Bank Drive for many years,” says Jim Gillespie, executive manager of the Calgary Motor Dealers Association (CMDA). It’s a long-standing tradition for Calgary area auto dealers to support the food bank. In fact, many of the dealers support their own internal promotions, for example, encouraging friends and customers to come and fill the back of a pick up truck with food. “Many dealers will write a cheque to match employee contributions, or they will make a donation to the food bank directly from the dealership,” Gillespie says. The CMDA also promotes its own internal competition to encourage gathering as much food and cash as possible. This year, the match pits president Cindy Clark of Sterling Western Star Truck against vice-president Kelly Temple of Eastside Kia. “It’s all about helping the food bank and the less fortunate at this time of year,” Gillespie says. In 2013, the CMDA and its member dealers managed to contribute just under $100,000 to the food bank drive. It would be great this year, Gillespie says, if the association could top the $100,000 mark. Source: driving.ca

The Mazda Roadpacer Was A Big Holden With A Rotary Engine For Some Reason - Jalopnik

Here's how this broke down: In the 1970s, Mazda was a plucky, small Japanese automaker with big dreams. They wanted to expand their lineup by adding a full-size car, but they didn't have the platform for it. Enter GM, who wanted information from Mazda on rotary engines, possibly for one of the aborted mid-engine rotary Corvette attempts from that... GM would ship their Holden HJ Premier sedans to Japan without an engine. Mazda would put in their 1. 3-liter 13B rotary engine. The resulting car (complete with ridiculous JDM hood-mounted side mirrors) was off to pace the roads under the name Mazda Roadpacer. I'm not sure who the target market was, but I can see this thing being popular among journalists in the 1970s. You could do interviews in the car and even feed your source some snacks from the fridge. This was a far cry from the twin-turbo rotaries that would humiliate lesser cars on the track in two decades. Put all of these things together and you have a car that was basically awful to drive. Rotary engines have a lot of advantages, like fewer moving parts, light weight, and ridiculously high RPM limits. So why on Earth did anyone think it was a good fit for a big car like the. Source: jalopnik.com

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• Car Enthusiasts Talk Forza Motorsport 5

  12/21/13, via BMW BLOG

  What was your first car? A 1977 Mazda Truck also known as the Mazda Rotary Pick-Up, or Mazda REPU (its slogan was the “the pickup with pickup”). Not glamorous but highly-functional. I remember it let out a really loud-pitched beep when you hit the rev ...

• 1977 Mazda Rotary Engine Pickup (REPU) – Truck Trend History

  11/27/13, via Truck Trend Magazine Online

  Though Mazda also makes an inline 4-cylinder engine, the rotary is still the hottest mini-pickup around. It's so quick, in fact, that for off-road competition, it's classed with the big trucks, not with the minis. And our testing bore this out. It had an ...

• Masamichi Kogai new Mazda president and CEO

  05/09/13, via Autoblog

  which worked to give export-dependent Mazda the best chance at profitability in spite of a rising yen. Kogai, lately in charge of production and purchasing, has been with the company since 1977 and worked in areas from R&D to logistics. Kanai, who headed ...

• For $4,100, This MX5 Will Have You Humming A New Tune

  04/15/13, via Jalopnik

  Because of this advocacy, it’s somewhat of a surprise that a rotary engine never found its way under the hood of the MX5 in Mazda’s factory. That was because of Mazda’s fear such a car would cannibalize the already anemic sales of the RX7 which had ...

• The Mazda Roadpacer Was A Big Holden With A Rotary Engine For Some Reason

  02/10/13, via Jalopnik

  Meet the Mazda Roadpacer. What you see here ... hood is what makes it unique: a Mazda rotary engine. No, it's not some one-off engine swap thing, it's for real, and it was actually sold in Japan from 1975 to 1977 before the plug was pulled.

• Is Mazda's Rotary Engine Program Dead?

  08/09/11, via Motor Authority

  the rotary engine has powered numerous Mazda cars over the years, including the RX-2, RX-3, RX-7 and RX-8. Mazda even sold a rotary-powered pickup truck between 1974 and 1977. The company praised the advantages of the rotary’s design, including smooth ...

• Drive: 1967 Mazda Cosmo/110

  06/27/10, via MotorTrend Magazine

  The humming, high-revving, piston-free 10A rotary was making satisfying noise in the compact R100, Mazda’s first official import to the U.S. Few of the most knowledgeable enthusiasts in this country knew of the elegant grand touring coupe that preceded t ...