Citroën Mehari '74

The Citroën Méhari is a utility car and off-roader produced by the French automaker Citroën. 144,953 Méharis were built between 1968 and 1988. A Méhari is a type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can be used for racing or transport. A Méhariste was a French Armée d'Afrique and Army of the Levant cavalryman that used these camels.

The Méhari was based on the Citroën Dyane 6, and had a body made of ABS plastic with a soft-top. It also employed the 602 cc flat twin gasoline engine shared with the 2CV6 and Citroën Ami. A four-wheel drive version of the Méhari was produced from 1980 to 1983 and had excellent off-road qualities, due to the lightness of the vehicle (the standard Méhari weighs just 570 kg (1,300 lb)) and the interconnected fully-independent long travel 2CV suspension used by all of the Citroën 'A-Series' vehicles. For a full description of the suspension, see Citroën 2CV.

•  Specifications
• Bodywork
• Length : cm/in: 352/138.6
• Width : cm/in: 153/60.2
• Height : cm/in: 163/64.2
• Wheelbase : cm/in : 240/94.5
• Weight: kg/lb : 550/1225
• Mechanics.
• Displacement : flat-2 602 cc/37 cu in, front-mounted
• Valve gear : 4
• Fuel system : 1 Solex carburettor
• Gearbox : 4-speed manualv
• Driving wheels : front wheel drive
• Left-hand drive
• Maximum power : 29 hp at 5760 rpm
• Maximum torque : 36 Nm at 3500 rpm
• Maximum speed : 105 km/h (65 mph)
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