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1955 Type 14 Coupe
2-door coupe

1955 Type 14 Coupe

Photo: Karen Roe · Wikimedia Commons · CC-BY
1192cc
Displacement
36HP
Power
N/A
Top Speed
1955 Type 14 Coupe profile

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1955 Type 14 Coupe exterior view

Factory exterior

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1955 Type 14 Coupe. Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

1192cc

Air-cooled flat-4

The air-cooled flat-four engine that powered a generation. Code G (Type 1 engine).

Power
36 HP
Fuel
Carburetor

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Black

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Correct Engine CodeG (Type 1 engine)