And due that plastic material it was not allowed in Germany. There was no authority-permission for the model. But a few got a German registration (one of my teachers had one). You needed an extra expert-assessment and other paperwork for getting an individual-case-permission.
I remember, that the French Military Police in Germany (for example in Trier) had Meharis in use.
Air grilles in the dashboard, still a white steering wheel: 1971-1974.
Nice license plate: ABS is Acrylonitrille-Butadiène-Styrène, the plastic of which the Méhari was made.