JOHN MATRAS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Rotary Roots
Fishing Boats to Rotary Rockets
Mazda 1967 to 1978
Project X605
Evolution
1981
1982 and 1983
1984-1985
1986
RX-7 Competition 1986-1988
1988
1989-1992
RX-7 Competition 1989-1993
1993-1994 RX-7
The Future
Specifications
Sales
Bibliography
Index
Mazda´s rotary-engined coupes and sedans of the early seventies earned a "pocket rocket" reputation and set the stage for the introduction of the company´s rotary-performance calling card, the RX-7.
Introduced in 1978, Mazda´s sport car earned rave reviews from the media, enjoyed gread sales success, and burned up race tracks. In the process "rotary" and "RX-7" became synonymous un the public mind. Since that first generation car, the RX-7 has become inevitably more complex, still, it has lost none of its performance-first character.
Mazda RX-7 is the first book to cover the complete history of this remarkable sports car. Ninety color photographs and more than fifty black and whites illustrate this thoroughly researched story. Technical development, racing histpry, and behind-the-scenes information all combine to take the reader to the heart of the RX-7.
