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Title: Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype
Post by: clive on December 19, 2025, 03:08:12 PM
Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype (Look at the way they did the side seal!)
Full article / [Car of the Week: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 (Phantom Rotary) - Old Cars Weekly]

(https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/.../car-of-the-week-1965...)
Title: Re: Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype
Post by: Eccentric shaft on December 20, 2025, 08:57:45 PM
Wow! If that's not hen's teeth  ???

Couldn't make that link work, but trying again here:

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1965-ford-mustang-2-2-phantom-rotary (https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1965-ford-mustang-2-2-phantom-rotary)

Wonder what the performance data for that engine would be. The article doesn't seem to include any...
Title: Re: Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype
Post by: Jamie R on December 21, 2025, 06:05:22 AM
Quote from: Eccentric shaft on December 20, 2025, 08:57:45 PMWow! If that's not hen's teeth  ???

Couldn't make that link work, but trying again here:

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1965-ford-mustang-2-2-phantom-rotary (https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1965-ford-mustang-2-2-phantom-rotary)

Wonder what the performance data for that engine would be. The article doesn't seem to include any...
Thats nuts,  i have no other words


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Title: Re: Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype
Post by: Casey on December 21, 2025, 02:03:10 PM
What an incredibly fascinating find and a great story  :13:

Just imagine if this experiment had been successful and Ford had taken on the rotary engine!!
Title: Re: Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype
Post by: Jamie R on December 21, 2025, 02:47:59 PM
Quote from: Casey on December 21, 2025, 02:03:10 PMWhat an incredibly fascinating find and a great story  :13:

Just imagine if this experiment had been successful and Ford had taken on the rotary engine!!
All the engines would have rotted away in 3 years


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Title: Re: Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype
Post by: Casey on December 21, 2025, 04:24:15 PM
 :))  :))  :))  :))  True!