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Old Jan 20, 2023 | 01:20 PM
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Oh the Irony

Struggling with smog on my FB. Bought myself a vintage rotary scale model kit to cheer myself up with. First page of the instructions wax lyrical on how rotaries are the future for low smog vehicles. The Engine of the Future indeed.


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Old Jan 20, 2023 | 03:25 PM
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At the time they said it was cleaner because rotaries didn't need leaded fuel.

Then there's this prediction from an RX-2 brochure:


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