Citroën FAF

Namco Pony ( built in 1975 )

The Citroën Pony ( or even pony Namco ) was a vehicle that was manufactured on the basis of the Dyane at Namco engine in Thessaloniki, Greece from 1975 to 1982.

History

In the 1960s, Namco was looking for a technology partner for the production of a small car. Finally they agreed with Citroën, who worked in numerous countries with local partners, so among other things, in the Ivory Coast (Baby - Brousse ), Iran ( Mehari, not to be confused with the European model ), Chile ( Yagan ), Vietnam ( Dalat ) and the included Portugal produced Citroën FAF, ( whose name stands for " Facile à Fabriquer, Facile à Financer " is - in German as" easy to build, easy to pay ").

As a niche product of the pony was very successful, so soon similar cars were constructed as the MAVA -Renault. The car was exported to many countries to the United States. In 1978, the import to Germany, the car cost 10.995, - DM 1982, the vehicle was stopped and offered a follow-up model with a revised design and Ford technology. To select now stood three petrol and one diesel engine. It failed because the market niche for a cheap multi-purpose car was not already exist.

Vehicle

Designed by the Greek designer Michael Georgios vehicle has a body made ​​of steel, which is made of mostly ausgekanteten and welded plates. The chassis was supplied by Citroën and truncated at Namco to 5 cm at the back, as well as the technology came from the Citroën 2CV. The 0.6 - liter two -cylinder boxer engine developed 29 hp ( 21.3 kW). For cost and technology reasons only a few body parts are thermoformed. It was offered in three versions: ST PONY PONY LS, LS PONY Pallas. As an accessory, also a hardtop was available.