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HBakr@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/30/01 8:49:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, milfredo@nme.com > writes: > > << He claims there is such a car as a 411 LE fastback with a rotary engine. >> > > I believe "Auto Union" had the rights and pattent to the "Wankel" engine. > Auto Union later became "Audi" which were bought out later by VWAG who slod > the rights to the Wankel to Mazda. The trick here is the timelines (mergers & > models). The Audi name was resurrected by VW as their up-level brand long after they aquired NSU, including Auto Union, DKW and Audi, from Mercedes in 1965. The 4 rings of Audi signifies the 4 marques under the NSU umbrella. The owners of the Wankel patent looks to be Wankel Rotary GmbH in Germany. Their URL: http://www.wankel-rotary.com/ It is definitely not Mazda, even though they are the only to keep developing the Wankel concept for automotive use. Mazda has even won the LeMans 24h with a Wankel engined racer. PerL 73 Variant L ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org