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built about thirty copies of a fixed-head coupé version of the Dyna Junior that followed the original's appearance very closely. The same company also designed a more streamlined body that could use the chassis of either a Dyna X or Junior, depending on the customer's wishes. About 60 of these cars,
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Fairchild special was a car built by Jerry Fairchild with a body by Murry Nichols. It is considered by some to be a "Nichols Special". The car had a custom chassis that used both the engine block and suspension from a Dyna Junior. The engine was extensively modified, being adapted to use fuel
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843:"1953 Dyna-Panhard Sports Car – Designed by Howard "Dutch" Darrin"
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753:"Panhard-et-Levassor Dyna Junior Coupé Pichon-Parat (1953-1956)"
879:"Ron Cherry: Nevada County man restores vintage racer (Video)"
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1053:"Complete Archive of Panhard Dyna Junior X86"
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1128:La grande histoire de la petite Dyna Panhard
903:Vintage American Road Racing Cars, 1950-1970
717:"The Unusual Suspect - 1959 Panhard Dyna Z"
634:"Lot 286 1953 Panhard Dyna Junior Roadster"
569:"Panhard Dyna Junior: roadster minimaliste"
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1089:"Complete Archive of Panhard Dyna Junior"
981:"De revolutie van 1954 : de Dyna Z"
789:"Panhard-et-Levassor Rafale (1952-1955)"
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1107:"Complete Archive of Panhard Roadster"
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448:851 cc (51.9 cu in)
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323:Dyna Junior rear three-quarter view
901:Pace, Harold (December 25, 2004).
315:Specifications and running changes
269:. Slightly over 4,700 were built.
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699:"Panhard Dyna Junior (1951-1956)"
1154:AutoPlus - N°1408 28 August 2015
257:is a small sports car built by
129:Front-engine, front-wheel drive
616:"Panhard Dyna Junior, 1954 MY"
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865:aardvark-special.blogspot.com
861:"Don Racine and the Aardvark"
226:630 kg (1,388.9 lb)
200:3,630 mm (142.9 in)
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811:www.club-panhard-france.net
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485:31 kW (41.6 hp)
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479:27 kW (36.2 hp)
476:24 kW (32.2 hp)
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411:August 1952 to April 1956
963:"1954 Panhard Ghia-Aigle"
405:August 1952 to June 1954
342:boxer engine designed by
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999:"Willow Springs Reunion"
825:"Panhard aux Etats Unis"
1201:Cars introduced in 1952
1075:www.racingsportscar.com
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985:panhardsitenl.jimdo.com
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775:leroux.andre.free.fr
1017:"Fairchild Chassis"
1003:www.bylynnmills.net
967:www.conceptcarz.com
931:www.conceptcarz.com
807:"La Panhard Rafale"
676:on 28 November 2016
456:Taxable horsepower
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386:X 86 Sprint
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