I think the first paragraph of this page explains the history better than I
can. I remembered seeing the early Mazda RX-3's and the early RX-7's with
the licensing info under the hood. It was in all the NSU brochures of the
time as their bragging rights.evidently still named as the license issuers
today though they're no more. NSU is well know as joint pioneer and the
first Auto to have one.
http://cp_www.tripod.com/rotary/pg05.htm
Cheers,
Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: <pethier@comcast.net>
To: "Wayne Lee" <motorcarriage@charter.net>; "Triumph List"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 1, Issue 360
> From: "Wayne Lee" <motorcarriage@charter.net>
>> I think the Wankel Engines would of had to have been licensed by NSU.
>
> It was reported at the time that it was Wankel themselves, who existed as
> a separate entity, granting licences to car, snowmobile and motorcyle
> makers. I'm guessing that this was a successor entitiy to the NSU setup.
> This may or may not be the company known as Wankel AG.
> http://www.wankel-ag.de
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