The entire body was made of folded sheet metal with the other parts being bolted together [2][3] without welding.
Industrialization began in 1968 at the Ateliers et Forges de l'Ebrié in Abidjan, whose owners were two Frenchmen, MM.
[3][1] Baby Brousse-type vehicles have been made and sold under different names in several places: The first FAFs were built in 1977, at the Citroën plant in Mangualde, Portugal.
[4] In Argentina: Savoiacars, has prepared some cars based on the Méhari, with improved platform and engine, and another with a body of their own design.
Various kit car style bodies were also developed, inspired by the Méhari, such as Belgium's VanClee.