Three-quarters front view of a 1987 Citroën Méhari Plage, on display in the Paddock area of the 2019 London Classic Car Show
The Citroën Méhari was an off-road compact SUV produced by the French car maker Citroën, a variant of the 2CV. 144,953 Méharis were built between the car's French launch in May 1968 and end of production in 1988. Named after a méhari – a type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can be used for racing or transport.[citation needed] The Méhari was based on the Dyane 6 platform chassis, and had a body made of ABS plastic with a soft top. It also employed the 602 cc ( cu in) flat twin petrol engine shared with the 2CV6 and Ami. he Méhari was designed by French World War II fighter ace Count Roland de la Poype, who headed the French company SEAP - Société d'Etudes et d'Applications des Plastiques. This company was already a supplier to Citroën, and SEAP developed a working concept of the car before presenting it to its client. Two limited edition versions of the Méhari were sold: the first was the white and blue Méhari Azur (Blue), of which 700 were sold, and the all-yellow Méhari Plage (Beach), produced for the Spanish and Portuguese market, of which only 500 were sold. Méhari interior A four-wheel drive version was produced from 1980 to 1983. The standard Méhari weighs 535 kg (1,179 lb) and has the interconnected fully independent long-travel 2CV suspension used by all Citroën 'A-Series' vehicles
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Location: ExCel London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock,
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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