Citroën Méhari
The Méhari was a hose-cleanable beach car, small pickup and four-seat runabout made from just eleven plastic body pieces.
Citroën Méhari.jpg · Marco Antonio Correa Flores · CC BY-SA 4.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Citroën revealed the Méhari at Deauville golf course on 16 May 1968. Plastics specialist Roland de La Poype shaped its ribbed ABS panels around Dyane 6 mechanical parts, creating a vehicle that could carry people or cargo and wear a winter cover. This page covers the original front-drive family, before the rare 4x4 and later special editions.
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Méhari is a name for hardy dromedary camels used to carry people and goods across difficult terrain.
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Plastic used as structure and color
The body used eleven ABS pieces designed for easy repair and cleaning. Color ran through the plastic rather than depending only on a fragile surface coat, a practical idea for a car meant for beaches, farms and public-service work.
Source: Citroën/Stellantis · 55 years of Méhari ↗A rear floor that changed jobs
Part of the floor could become a backrest, turning a load space into seating for two more people. That simple transformation explains why Citroën described the Méhari as both utility vehicle and four-seat leisure car.
Source: Citroën Origins · Méhari ↗Where these facts come from
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.