Morris Mini Moke 1968 sold for £6,148 at our April 25th Classic Car Auction
Lot 26
Vendor has owned the vehicle for the last four years. Purchased from the previous owner based in the Isle of Wight. It has also spent a number of years in Southern France. In the last year has had new brakes, new bearings on all four wheels and new tyres. Finished in white. Vendor drove the car to our auction yard from his home in Plymouth.
Condition: 2 Estimated sale price: £4,000 – £5,000
Sold for £6,148.
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Additional information on the Mini Moke
“The Mini Moke is a vehicle based on the Mini designed for the British Motor Corporation (BMC) by Sir Alec Issigonis. The name comes from “Mini”—the car with which the Moke shares many parts—and “Moke”, which is an archaic dialect term for donkey. The Moke has been marketed under various names including Austin Mini Moke, Morris Mini Moke and Leyland Moke. The initial design was a prototype for a light military vehicle in the style of the American Jeep, but its small wheels and low ground clearance made it impractical as an off-road vehicle. It was subsequently offered in a civilian version as a low-cost, easily maintained utility vehicle. The Moke finally achieved success as a beach buggy—becoming a popular ‘cult’ vehicle in the Algarve, Seychelles, Australia, the United States and many tropical resorts in the Caribbean. The original Moke used identical engine, transmission and suspension parts from the Mini Van. The first Mokes were only built at BMC’s Longbridge, Birmingham plant. 14,518 Mokes were produced in the UK between 1964 and 1968, 26,000 in Australia between 1966 and 1981, and 10,000 in Portugal between 1980 and 1993 when production of the Moke ended.”
Source: wikipedia.org
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