Baby-Brousse
The Baby-Brousse is a Citroën 2CV-based utility vehicle, initially privately built, that later spawned the FAF series of vehicles.[1]
Similar to a metal-bodied Citroën Méhari, the Baby-Brousse was a success with more than 31,000 being built from 1963 to 1987. The entire body was made of folded sheet metal with the other parts being bolted together [2][3] without welding.
Background[]
The Baby-Brousse was originally conceived in 1963 by two Frenchmen, Messrs. Letoquin and Lechanteurin, owners of Les Ateliers et Forges de l’Ebrié, a company in Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast.[3][1]
Sales figures[]
Baby Brousse-type vehicles have been made and sold under different names in several places:
- Baby Brousse in Ivory Coast (1963–1979), 1,320 built.[4]
- SAIPAC Jyane-Mehari in Iran (1970–1979),[5][6][7] 9,315 vehicles.[4]
- Citroën Yagán in Chile (1973–1976),[1] 651 examples[4] (or 1,500 examples).[8][9]
- Indonesia Baby Brousse 480 & FAF 600 [1][10]
- Central African Republic Baby Brousse 180 & FAF 60 [11]
- Namco Pony in Thessalonika, Greece (1974–83),[4] built with Dyane 6 components in a specifically built factory. These had better build quality and equipment than others. 30,000 examples were built[12] (16,680 according to Marie & Étienne Christian).[4] The Pony was the only Baby Brousse exported to the United States. [13]
- Mehari in Senegal & Guinea Bissau (1979–1983), ± 500 vehicles.[14][15]
- Vietnam Citroën La Dalat (1969–1975)[16][17] [1] was manufactured, with 3,850 examples produced.[4] Its creator, Jacques Duchemin, proposed the FAF concept to Citroën when he came back to France after the fall of Saigon.
Citroën Yagán in Santiago, Chile
Namco Pony - U.S. Model
Pony rear
FAF[]
The first FAFs were built in 1977, at the Citroën plant in Mangualde, Portugal.[4]
Other[]
In Argentina: Savoiacars [1], has prepared some cars based on the Méhari, with improved platform and engine, and another with a body of their own design.
Various kit car style bodies were also developed, inspired by the Méhari, such as Belgium's VanClee.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën Méhari – Plastic Frenchtastic". Curbside Classic. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "2CVTV - the English language 2CV lifestyle, news and information website". 2cvtv.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ a b Julian Marsh. "Citroën Baby Brousse - Dalat - Mehari - Méhari - Pony - Yagán". citroenet.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g Marie Christian & Étienne Christian (2014). 2CV Citroën - Ses dérivés, Baby Brousse, Dalat, FAF et autres (in French). L'Autodrome Éditions. ISBN 978-2-910434-39-7.
- ^ "Tehran, Iran: Café Racers Celebrate!".
- ^ "Iranian Citroëns - Saipa 2CV, Jiane and Baby Brousse Mehari".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Yagan Historia".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Citroën Baby Brousse - Dalat - Mehari - Méhari - Pony - Yagán".
- ^ "Citroën Baby Brousse - Dalat - Mehari - Méhari - Pony - Yagán".
- ^ "The "poor man's jeep" is back on the Greek roads". GR Reporter. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "No Reserve: 1983 NAMCO Pony-Citroen".
- ^ Julian Marsh/Pierre 'Rotule'. "Méhari - the Sénégalese Baby Brousse". Citroënnët. Retrieved August 14, 2017.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ "Citroën Baby Brousse - Dalat - Mehari - Méhari - Pony - Yagán".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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