Mazda RX-44 Scale Model, 1987

Summary

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.

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

Scale model

Date Made

1987

Driving America
 On Exhibit

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

Related Content

Connect 3

Discover curious connections between artifacts.

Learn More