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The Sera weighed less than 600 kilograms (1,300 lb) and was designed around a backbone chassis with a power-train and running gear sourced from
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to restart Sera production there. Import restrictions imposed by the Franco government made it impossible to obtain the French
Panhard components needed to complete the cars. One Spanish-built Sera was completed with a three-cylinder
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