Citroën FAF

Citroën FAF
Overview
Manufacturer	Citroën
Production	1973-1979
Body and chassis
Class	Supermini
Body style	3-door hatchback
Layout	FF layout
Related	Citroën 2CV Citroën Méhari Citroën Dyane Citroën Ami Citroën Bijou
Powertrain
Engine	Flat-2
Chronology
Successor	Citroën E-Méhari

The Citroën FAF is a small open-top automobile produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1973 until 1979, built and sold in various developing and Third World countries.

Like the similar Citroën Méhari, the FAF derived from the 2CV. FAF stood for the French Facile à Fabriquer and Facile à Financer (Easy to Manufacture, Easy to Finance). The body was made of easy to produce, folded elements and the car looked effectively like a metallic version of the Méhari.

The primary target market for the FAF was Africa. As its name suggests, it was meant to allow "easy" production, mostly in developing countries. The idea followed the widespread production of similar 2CV-based vehicles in a large number of countries, including Iran (Baby-Brousse, Jyane-Mehari), Vietnam (Dalat), Greece (Namco Pony), Chile (Yagán), Spain, Portugal and others (it is often erroneously reported that some of these vehicles were based on the FAF). However, the concept of a "second-class" car that was connected with the FAF seems to have affected its manufacture and sales that remained low, in contrast to the success enjoyed by some of its predecessors. Various kit car style bodies were also developed, inspired by the FAF and Méhari, such as Belgium's VanClee.

Citroën Pony  Citroën Pony Rear  1974 Citroën Yagán  Belgian Vanclee Mungo  Vanclee Mungo Rear

Production history

Model	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	Total
Baby Brousse FAF	495	300	660	2,430	2,025	1,125	2,280	4,050	1,290	2,010	3,390	5,070	3,510	2,295	1,590	600	None	30	None	30	33,180[1]

References

1. "Production numbers from Citroenet". Citroën statistics. Citroenet.org. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

External links

• FAF Facile à Fabriquer, Facile à Financer
• CitCity: FAF
• Mehari-based vehicles