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1951 T1 Westfalia (Type 2)
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1951 T1 Westfalia (Type 2)

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Image: U. A. Saarinen · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1951. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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1131cc
Displacement
25HP
Power
N/A
Top Speed
1951 T1 Westfalia (Type 2) profile

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1951 T1 Westfalia (Type 2) exterior view

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1951 T1 Westfalia (Type 2). Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

1131cc

Air-cooled flat-4

Source-recorded engine code: M1.

Power
25 HP
Fuel
Unknown

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Black

L41•common

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Recorded Engine Code · unverifiedM1
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