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1957 Type 14 Convertible
2-door convertible

1957 Type 14 Convertible

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Image: Johannes Maximilian · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1957. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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1192cc
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N/A
Power
N/A
Top Speed
1957 Type 14 Convertible profile

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1957 Type 14 Convertible exterior view

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1957 Type 14 Convertible. Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

1192cc

Air-cooled flat-4

Source-recorded engine code: G.

Power
N/A
Fuel
Unknown

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Black

L41•common

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Recorded Engine Code · unverifiedG
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