Nissan secret storage facility,56k GTFO

[clutch-monkey]

Actually, the Mazda RX-7 (last generation) was built for quite a long time.

I guess it met the regulations?

well not really. it went through several series remember, like gen 3 was split into series 6, series 7 and series 8, each going for 3 years or less. series 8 had the improved cooling etc
so technically the gen 3 rx7 was replaced twice over for the three year deadline

[Matra et Alpine]

What do you mean by only a few hours of life left?

This was a specific reference to the Honda TT bikes.
These were engines revving to 28,000 and the materials were very exotic in the 60s. No way to replace valves, pistons, castings etc. They "only" revved it to 20,000 when they had it at the IoM -- still sounded brill

The mechanics described how they looked after them based on the design life of the engine/components and it's usage to date. They predicted a point when the engine woudl only get run once a year, then once every 5 years and then every 10 and then etc etc Glad I got a chance to hear it.