1970 Citroen Mehari (US model, 1 of ~175 ever made) with loads of spares

Description for Citroen Other 1970

The car starts. stops. runs. drives. shifts and does everything well with current tags. license and clear title. I’ve be restoring the car to “fun driver” status. but I have not finished wrapping up the body yet. The car has a tremendous amount new parts. many spares and does run and drive well. but the cosmetic work is not finish and a few TLC items To date I have added…… new seats refurbed steering wheel new battery rebuilt carb New braking system Various new cables & levers 5 powder coated wheels 5 new tires New tail light lenses New windshield A mountain od spares including a spare entire upper frame And much more…… The extremely rare US-model Méhari was sold in the United States in 1969 and 1970 (only ~175 cars). where the vehicle was classified as a truck. As trucks had far more lenientNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety standards than passenger cars in the US. the Méhari did not have seat belts. The Mehari did have limited sales success. Budget Rent-A-Car bought a number of them and offered them as rentals in Hawaii. Hearst Castle. in San Simeon California. used them as groundskeeper cars. [6] Distinctions for the US-model included: · Altered front panel with larger 7" sealed-beam headlamps · Lateral side marker lights · Special boot (trunk) lid with room for US registration plate and a lamp (Lucas) either side of it. · Straight rear bumper. · Two-speed wiper motor. · Reversing lights. · Hexagonal yellow "cats eyes" on front and rear sides. The colour was integrated into the ABS plastic material in production. and as a utilitarian vehicle. the options chart was quite limited. Ultraviolet rays from the Sun impact the colorfastness of ABS plastic. so unrestored cars have a faded appearance. [6]