R3 Powered Rockne

[JRoberts]

My son sent me the link to this. Mighty cool in my opinion.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1932-rockne-model-65-balances-style-performance/

[BobWaitz]

Wow! I'd sure love to see that one in person!

[52-fan]

I think I'm in love. Nice hot rod.

[jnormanh]

I'm not much on old school rods. They mostly seem the same - '32 Fords with either flathead Fords or Hemis.

But this one is different. One of a kind. I'd drive it.

[studegary]

A real tie-in in that he resides in Paxton, Mass.
It has two wig-wag tail lights (there was a recent topic on them here).

[calntvs]

Wow! Even "wig-wag" tail lights. Put some fenders on that and it would be my perfect hot rod.

[Xcalibur]

Excellent and certainly unusual in this day and age... or, perhaps in any age. Thanks for the post!

[BobWaitz]

I'm not much on old school rods. They mostly seem the same - '32 Fords with either flathead Fords or Hemis.

But this one is different. One of a kind. I'd drive it.

I'm pretty bored with T's and A's sporting SBC's and Flatheads. I'd much rather see an unusual motor on display. Dave Chalberg's Stude-powered Erskine is a favorite. There a nice Nailhead-powered rod that shows up around here, too. I'm waiting for the day someone shows up with a T-bucket powered by a Mazda Rotary engine!

[jnormanh]

I'm pretty bored with T's and A's sporting SBC's and Flatheads. I'd much rather see an unusual motor on display. Dave Chalberg's Stude-powered Erskine is a favorite. There a nice Nailhead-powered rod that shows up around here, too. I'm waiting for the day someone shows up with a T-bucket powered by a Mazda Rotary engine!

Mazda rotarys aren't very impressive to look at. Small, no chrome. But on open pipes, they're plenty loud.

[studegary]

Mazda rotarys aren't very impressive to look at. Small, no chrome. But on open pipes, they're plenty loud.

I remember someone coming into the dealership with a Mazda RX7 that he wanted to trade in. The hood was all dented up from the inside out. Strange things that I remember.
I was riding with a guy that was driving an RX7 that I was considering buying. He was doing about 75 coming into town in a 55 zone. He asked if I minded going fast. I said no, thinking that he was referring to 75. He immediately took it up to over 100.
Early on, I had a tutorial on rotary engines by an engineering professor from the USMA (West Point).

[bezhawk]

Really nice. Only change I would make is put a rear bumper on it . Probably a 40s Briz bumper. Or make one that looks like a Cord bumper.

[VtMike]

Just my $.02 . . . I would buy the hot rod, remove the R3, and save it for the Avanti I would eventually buy. I just can't see having that rare engine in anything but a Stude . . . preferably my Avanti.

[Buzzard]

Yup Michael,
I agree and to keep it real interesting AND different from the usual Chevs, I'd use a done up big block 455 Olds W-30 with over 500 lbs of torque.
Bill

[Mike Van Veghten]

Mmm, for what appears to be a cool little car, there's sure a lot of loose, unkempt and or unfinished wiring hanging from behind the dashboard !? And the open wires to what appears to be the on-off switch. At least tuck all that loose stuff under the dash and zip-tie to something before showing up at a Hot Rod shoot.
Mechanically it appears to be nicely done.

Mike

[studeski]

Gotta have fenders! Stick transmission is the way to go. Love it! Too many lazy people with automatics.