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Baby-Brousse

Citroen utility vehicle

The Baby-Brousse is a Citroën 2CV-based utility vehicle, initially privately built, that later spawned the FAF series of vehicles. Similar to a metal-bodied Citroën Méhari, the Baby-Brousse was a success with more than 31,000 being built from 1963 to 1987. The entire body was made of folded sheet metal with the other parts being bolted together without welding.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Baby-Brousse is a Citroën 2CV-based utility vehicle, initially privately built, that later spawned the FAF series of vehicles.2

The story

The Citroën 2CV baby bush finish was produced in Ivory Coast between 1963–1979 in 1,320 examples. This vehicle comes from the imagination of Maurice Delignon, a craftsman in Abidjan and passionate hunter. He is having his 2 CV AZL transformed to make it more usable in the bush. The concept will then be industrialized by another expatriate, Jacques Deniau. Industrialization began in 1968 at the Ateliers et Forges de l'Ebrié in Abidjan, whose owners were two Frenchmen, MM. Letoquin and Lechanteur, with engines and chassis imported from mainland France.

From Wikipedia’s article on Baby-Brousse, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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