Highlights
- Controle Technique valid until September 2029
- Comprehensively refreshed with recent paintwork
- Stored in a garage since 1998
- Registered in France with Carte Grise
The Appeal
Designed by a fighter pilot and intended as a much more practical response to the low-hung, rough-riding Mini Moke, the Citroën Méhari is a particularly impressive little utility vehicle that stayed in production for an impressive eighteen years. The familiar long-travel suspension made it adept for roaming everywhere from sand dunes to Slough, and it continues to be celebrated as a quintessentially retro classic.
This low-mileage 1970 example, finished in vibrant Bleu Turquoise, is a fine ambassador. Having been stored in a garage since 1998 and benefiting from comprehensive recent refurbishment, this Méhari looks ready and raring to go - a fine, carefree car from an age when the unusual was celebrated and the characterful was irresistible.
This low-mileage 1970 example, finished in vibrant Bleu Turquoise, is a fine ambassador. Having been stored in a garage since 1998 and benefiting from comprehensive recent refurbishment, this Méhari looks ready and raring to go - a fine, carefree car from an age when the unusual was celebrated and the characterful was irresistible.
History and Paperwork
- Registered on 3rd September 1970
- Registered in France with Carte Grise
- Purchased by the current owner on 24th September 2024
- 4 former registered keepers, with the second-to-last keeper owning it for 27 years
- Vehicle has been stored in a garage since 1998
- Has a current Controle Technique valid until September 2029
- The serial numbers are reported to match
- Indicates 48,296km
The Condition
- Both doors, tailgate, hood, and left side replaced
- Minor corrosion at the rear that has been treated
- Preventive treatment applied to the chassis and tubing
- All ageing or damaged body elements have been replaced
- Paint was redone by a body shop less than a year ago
- Still very bright and nicely presented
- Spartan interior is in good order
- Instruments clear and legible
The Mechanics
- 602cc 4-cylinder engine
- Manual transmission with 4 gears
- Mechanically standard
- Engine bay looks in good overall order
- Battery replacement less than a year ago
- Electronic ignition replacement less than a year ago
- Heating hoses and mechanisms replaced less than a year ago
- Gearbox output silent block replaced
- Brake calipers and pads replaced
- Reportedly in good working order
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