The Syrena was a Polish

Poland

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 automobile

Automobile

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 model first exhibited at the Poznań Trade Fair

Poznan International Fair

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 in 1955 and manufactured from 1957 to 1972 by the Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (FSO) in Warsaw

Warsaw

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 and from 1972 to 1983 by FSM

Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych

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 in Bielsko-Biała

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. 177,234 were made by FSO and 344,077 by FSM, a total of 521,311. During its remarkably long production run it underwent only minor modifications.

The Syrena was produced in various models: 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, while the most popular model was the 105.