Ford Mustang Rotary Prototype

Started by clive, December 19, 2025, 03:08:12 PM

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clive

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...)
All the best Clive

Eccentric shaft

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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

Wonder what the performance data for that engine would be. The article doesn't seem to include any...
Hmmmmmm over braps

Jamie R

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

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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The Rotus...
... coming soon to the family.... the Rotang

Casey

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!!
RX-8 230 Bridgeported: Racing Brake Disks & 4 pot front calipers,Full Racing Beat (RB) SS Exhaust system,RB ARB's F & R,RB REVI intake,Tein MonoFlex Coilovers & front strut brace.
RX-7, KIMI 1, 1st Gen S2, Silver,1983 - SORN
RX-7, KIMI 2,^^Ditto - now sold
RX-7, KIMI 3, 1st Gen S3, Red,1984

Jamie R

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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The Rotus...
... coming soon to the family.... the Rotang

Casey

RX-8 230 Bridgeported: Racing Brake Disks & 4 pot front calipers,Full Racing Beat (RB) SS Exhaust system,RB ARB's F & R,RB REVI intake,Tein MonoFlex Coilovers & front strut brace.
RX-7, KIMI 1, 1st Gen S2, Silver,1983 - SORN
RX-7, KIMI 2,^^Ditto - now sold
RX-7, KIMI 3, 1st Gen S3, Red,1984