Mazda RX-44 Scale Model, 1987
THF104912 / Mazda RX-44 Scale Model, 1987
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Artifact Overview
Some design elements in this one-fifth-scale concept model of the Mazda RX-44 echo the company's rotary engine. The four bubbles on the roof are a visual reference to four engine rotors and four passengers, thus the name Mazda RX-44.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Scale model
Date Made
1987
Creators
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
87.167.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mazda of North America.
Material
Fiberglass
Color
Gray (Color)
Inscriptions
Printed on side: RX 44
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