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The Mehari [1] (red car on front page) was an amazing car (4 wheel drive), that was used by the French military for a while and later became very emblematic of
by ur-whale 4y ago
The Mehari [1] (red car on front page) was an amazing car (4 wheel drive), that was used by the French military for a while and later became very emblematic of the St-Tropez area of France in the 60's and vacationing there.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_M%C3%A9hari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_M%C3%A9hari
- jacquesm 4y agoThey're still very much wanted and go for a large multiple of their original new price. They are also probably one of the lightest and most dangerous four wheeled production cars ever manufactured.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoIt reminds me of Volkswagen “Thing”.
- jacquesm 4y agoCompared to the beetle it's a tent on wheels. The beetle is quite strong for a car designed in those days.
- userbinator 4y agoCompared to a 2CV, I agree; but it was definitely less substantial than the average American sedan back then.
- jacquesm 4y agoYes, that's true whatever came out of Detroit in those days would classify as an armored vehicle now. The steel on those things was a time and a half as thick as your typical EU economy car. That showed up in the kerb weight as well.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoThe Thing is not the Beetle. Different cars.
- jacquesm 4y agoAh that one, sorry I didn't know it was marketed as the 'Thing'. Yes, lots of parallels with the Mehari there. And with the Moke, similar concept but using Mini parts.
- jonasdegendt 4y agoI just saw a yellow one today! The way they’re cambered makes them look so cool.
- jaclaz 4y agoVery few Mehari's were 4x4. As a side note what was really interesting was the (very rare) 2CV "Sahara" (it was 4 wheel drive with two engines): https://buy.motorious.com/articles/features/316288/this-citroen-2cv-that-challenged-land-rover https://buy.motorious.com/articles/features/316288/this-citr...