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100 YEAR CLUB: Mazda, Part 01

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Dave Yuan

Exactly 100 years ago today, on January 30, 1920, Toyo Cork Kogyo was founded. This company, whose name translates to Oriental Cork Industries, would go on to build cars under the name Mazda. Thus, today marks the 100th anniversary of … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 Year Club | Tagged 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Spa, carol, cosmo sport, Jujiro Matsuda, kei, Kenichi Yamamoto, marathon de la route, mazda, Mazda-go, motorcycles, r360, rotary engine, Tsuneji Matsuda | 13 Comments

RIP Kenichi Yamamoto, Father of the Mazda Rotary Engine, 1922-2017

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dave Yuan

Kenichi Yamamoto, who famously led Mazda’s “47 Ronin” team that brought the rotary engine into reality, passed away on December 20, 2017. His family made public his passing to the Japanese press on Christmas Day. Yamamoto was 95. A bona fide legend in … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends | Tagged cosmo sport, fc3s, fd3s, k360, Kenichi Yamamoto, mazda, r100, r360, rotary engine, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, RX-Vision, sa22, Tsuneji Matsuda | 11 Comments

Tag Archives: Tsuneji Matsuda

100 YEAR CLUB: Mazda, Part 01

RIP Kenichi Yamamoto, Father of the Mazda Rotary Engine, 1922-2017

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