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Baby-Brousse

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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

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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

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Baby Brousse-type vehicles have been made and sold under different names in several places:

FAF

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The first FAFs were built in 1977, at the Citroën plant in Mangualde, Portugal.[4]

Other

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In Argentina: Savoiacars, 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

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  14. ^ Pierre 'Rotule'. Marsh, Julian (ed.). "Méhari - the Sénégalese Baby Brousse". Citroënët. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
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