The Vehicles

The Vehicles often have their significant place in the movies being inseparable part of the contemporary pop-culture. The Gendarme series also has its memorable car brands used in the story line. Three models can be distinguished, usually joined with particular film character. These are the French Citroën 2CV and Citroën Méhari as well as the American Ford Mustang convertible.

Citroën 2CV
The cult Citroën model 2CV became an emblem for the series. That is the car of Sister Clotilde by which she gives highly adrenalized rides to Ludovic Cruchot and his colleagues of the troop. The model appears in the first film Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) and can be seen in some of the following parts too.

Citroën Méhari
Méhari is another model by Citroën which deeply marks the gendarme films. It appears as utilitarian police vehicle in Le Gendarme et Les Extra-Terrestres (1979). Cruchot, Gerber and company uses this lightweight SUV to chase the invaders from the outer space.

Ford Mustang
Another cult car of the sixties takes its part in the Saint-Tropez stories. It is Ford Mustang convertible. This is the car by which Josépha rushes at the Cruchot's life by violating the speed limits in the seaside resort.