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On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 20:54, FireStation10a wrote: > >>Hmmm... Didn't I see a Wankel rotary as an option in > >> an old Notch brochure somewhere? Maybe I dreampt it. > >> :) > >> > > No, The Wankel never came as an option on any VW. Wankel patents were > >originally owned by Auto Union, which is now Audi. > Wasn't one of the first Wankels planted in an NSU in the early 50's or > so? I seem to remember a picture of one in my VW museum book, and that > NSU is in the VW museum. That's almost close enough for government work > by my figuring. NSU is Auto Union, Which is now Audi, which is part of the VW conglomerate. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/