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1972 Fastback (Type 3)
2-door fastback

1972 Fastback (Type 3)

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Image: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1972. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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1584cc
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N/A
Power
N/A
Top Speed
1972 Fastback (Type 3) profile

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1972 Fastback (Type 3) exterior view

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1972 Fastback (Type 3). Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

1584cc

Air-cooled 'pancake' flat-4

Source-recorded engine code: AB.

Power
N/A
Fuel
Unknown

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Black

L41•common

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Recorded Engine Code · unverifiedAB
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