I was talking with one of our test techs about the rotary,
  and he told me he actually worked on the Ford rotary
 project.
  (yeah I know, Ford is holding back the rotary)
  Long time ago, it seems that the team did not have the
 patience
  or resources to solve the issues with seals. Now mind you,
 this
  is just what I'm being told. The flaming racoon
 syndrome. He says
  they gave up on the rotary, and left it to Mazda. The rest
 is history.
  C. Smith


 Chuck in my note I forgot to note that we were told in late
 80's by an
 engineer at Ford it was the "gas crisis" of 1973
 was what killed the
 project.  My understanding the same thing was true at GM
 with the mid-engine
 rotary Corvette.


 Steve Beckham

 Here is some stuff I have. Ford used a CW engine in a
 Mustang for evaluation.
 This is the actual motor.

 Paul Lamar

Looks like the attachments or the link didn't make it.
C. Smith

Ops let's try again.

Paul Lamar