Tranquil

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-...98940279QQrdZ1

I thought you guys might like to see this. Someone might want to buy it and frame it.

I kinda want to.

Turbo II-FB

very cool I might buy it

Tranquil

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If you do a search the same seller is selling a related article for the 2 rotor Corvette.

Naegleria_Fowleri

I don't know how reputable the story is, but a friend of mine (a big fan of American Muscle cars) told me that in the early to mid 80's Chevrolet did build one Corvette powered by a three rotor. But like I said, I don't know how reputable that is.

Rxcalibur

The car in the article was called the Aerovette. This concept car was supposed to have 4 rotor wankel that GM had supposedly developed in the 70s. However like many other car companies, trying to tackle the rotary engine, GM backed downed because of oil and fuel consumption. So they used a V8 instead, the Aerovette never went into production. There were other rotary powered concept cars that GM had concepts for including a two rotor concept car designed by Pininfarina (red one pictured below).

Matt22

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my buddy gave me a old magazine from 72 stating GMs plans to introduce the 2 rotor Vega in 74. i havent read it yet, but maybe i will scan it and post it up. Lates Matt

57bronco

The Aerovette never went over because of the emissions.

TurboVert7

i read somewhere the original idea was from a President of GM dont remember the name but he stepped down and the next Pres. scrapped the project. So the 4 Rotor Vette never made Production. Hehe my dad owns a 454 '70 Vette Stingray and he says this isnt true wait till i show him this

Rxcalibur

Like I mentioned in in my previous post "fuel consumption" or bad fuel economy hence bad emissions, which was something frowned upon, by automakers at the time, during the 70's oil crissis.

57bronco

Here is a sight that has a time line for the Corvette and has the story. http://www.corvettemuseum.com/librar...ine/1970.shtml

Rxcalibur

Here's a link to an interesting article that talks about other cars, that had plans to be rotary powered, including the Aerovette. It also post some numbers for horsepower, I don't know how accurate the numbers are though.

http://www.rxtuner.com/farticles/Rot...tory,Part2.pdf

OnlyOnThurs

wow that is intresting....very good read!!!

autopaul

hmmm i wonder if gm has all the convepts theyve ever made, that would be a cool car to drive i think,,, 4 rotor corvette.. the first thing id do is show it off to all my musclecar friends that hate rotarys... haha thatd show them...

Rxcalibur

The 1973 Chevy Vega, rotary powered concept car, has been brought up a couple times in this subject. Here's a link to another article, previously listed on Ebay, that has pictures and information about the 1973 rotary powered Chevy Vega concept car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-...99880304QQrdZ1

ikari899

that would be an amazing car to drive/own. some one needs to dig it up and start showing it off at shows.

sonix7

Damn the GM rotary program died a fast painful death. Emissions is always going to be the enemy of the Rotary engine. Hydrogen might be able to rectify that, I have no idea. I would watch out before bragging to those "muscle car heads" about this, why? because they will only say that it never went into production and must not have been better. GM cut their loses before ever going that route. Looks like Mazda was the only company to have the ***** to put it into mass production. Look what they have had to endure. All good info on here though. Rotary history is kind of depressing because of the potential never achieved. Its like they had the right idea, but just gave up. Damn that is too bad.

peachykeenwight

Rotaries are so well respected, though... it's neat. I'm glad they were restricted to the extent they were.