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FAF
Citroen FAF, locally built utility vehicle for developing markets, 1977-81 per the Citroenet production table.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1977–1981
- Engine
- Air-cooled flat twin, from 2CV mechanics
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The FAF (facile à fabriquer, facile à financer) was Citroën's own design for assembly in developing countries, based on 2CV mechanics. The project ran from 1973 to 1979, with assembly starting in Mangualde, Portugal. The car was officially presented in December 1977 in Dakar.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard FAF.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Air-cooled flat twin, from 2CV mechanics1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Front1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Interconnected horizontal coil springs (2CV type)1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Interconnected horizontal coil springs (2CV type)1 Independently researchedSource describes one suspension layout for the car; front and rear are not separated. |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Sheet-steel panels spot-welded together and hand-painted (not bolted as on the Baby Brousse)1,2 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
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Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
FAF – Facile à fabriquer, facile à financer Level C Citroenet.org.uk
- the air-cooled, flat twin engine
- front wheel drive
- interconnected, horizontal coil spring suspension
- assembly of the panels was by spot welding
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2
Citroën Baby Brousse Level C Citroenet.org.uk
- Unlike the Baby Brousse's body which was bolted together
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