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1971 Squareback (Type 3)
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1971 Squareback (Type 3)

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Image: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1971. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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1971 Squareback (Type 3) profile

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1971 Squareback (Type 3) exterior view

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1971 Squareback (Type 3). Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

Unknown displacement

Air-cooled

Engine code unknown.

Power
N/A
Fuel
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