Any Mini Moke owners?

gsalt57tr3

Jedi Warrior

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• Dec 27, 2005

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Greetings from the Triumph forum!

The Mini Moke has piqued my interest. Are there any owners here in the forum? If so, got any advise on looking at one to purchase, other than the normal "watch out for rust?"

 

Basil

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Boss

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• Dec 27, 2005

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There was an article in on of my old British Car Magazines (R.I.P), I'll see if I can scrounge it up, or maybe someone else has that article handy?

Basil

 

dklawson

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• Dec 28, 2005

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I'm not trying to turn you away from this forum but I encourage you to visit the Mini Mania forum (membership is free) for more info on the Moke. We have a number of Moke owners there who would be more than happy to tell you what to look for.
https://www.minimania.com/home.cfm

 

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ThomP

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• Dec 28, 2005

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Ah the Moke, a vehicle that seems to have a perenial Cameo role in James Bond Movies. There was a Marathon on the tele over the holidays. I saw no less than 4 Mokes in 4 different movies and I wasn't looking for them or even watching all of the movies..

Mokes have many of the same weak poins at their brothers (Minis): Make sure the subframes are in good condition (no rust)and the body panels are OK. Some body panels are made of unobtanium. You'll have to find a Moke owner to find out which ones, sorry.

Another problem area is the clutch linkage, it's not expensive to rebuild, but it is a real let down to not be able to drive home, because you can't get the car in gear. Don't be surprised if you have to push the pedal all the way to the floor to shift.

 

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WJM

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• Apr 29, 2006

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Hi I have had a moke now for 5/6 years. They are a great fun car. I took mine back to bare metal and restored it. The moke is no worse than any other car to restore. I also have a MGB which I am restoring at the moment and find parts are cheaper and easier to get for the moke. There are no special things to look for apart from the usal rust in the floors and sub frames. These cars are so easy to work on. If I can work out how to post a photo I will Regards John. (you will love the moke)

 

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hottvr

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• May 10, 2006

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I've got a friend near Daytona who is interested in selling his Moke for $6500. It appears to be nice, but I didn't look at for too long. I can give his e-mail if anyone is interested.There is 1 pic,check attachment.
Rick

 

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zblu

Jedi Knight

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• Jul 25, 2006

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Had a californian yonks ago, was a fun car

 

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cosimo_mini

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• Sep 29, 2007

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I have 2 project mokes. I just sold my 73 aussie moke and I have recently restored a 66 moke for a customer. I can build you a moke if you like.
regards,
Cosimo
https://www.madhouseminis.com


photos of the restoration.
https://www.madhouseminis.com/projects/White_moke/listingtemplate.htm

 

aeronca65t

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• Sep 29, 2007

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My pal, Chris brings his 948 Moke to the races as a pit-buggy and it is great fun!
It is street licensed, so his wife and kids can use it to drive around when they are at the races.
We actually used a picture of it for our Christmas card (see below).+
Probably not great in cold, snowy weather.....about as "normal" as owning a Lotus Super Seven in the northeastern USA.

More pictures of it:
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/aeronca65t/vintage/vrg-mccabe_vrg06_moke.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/aeronca65t/vintage07/vrg-bvrun-07-43.jpg

 

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Ernst Blofeld

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• Oct 11, 2007

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I'd love one but here in the UK we have rain.

Anyway, I drove a rented Moke in Barbados back in 1995 - and the car is surely more fun than anything you can do with or without clothes on. Perhaps nudist Moke driving is the ultimate buzz. But not in Alaska.

If the Mini was all about 'less is more' then the Moke must be the best Mini variant ever made. With a bit more grunt it'd be like a Lotus Seven, with the advantage that you can take your friends along too.

On this side of the pond Minisport has acquired bodyshells - presumably knocked out by Cagiva, the last people to build the Moke:

https://www.minisport.com/acatalog/Mini_Moke_Parts.html

 

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Ernst Blofeld

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• Oct 11, 2007

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PS

ThomP, before Mr Bond trashed the joint, you may remember I had a Moke or two in my fortified Japanese volcano.

Happy days.

 

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Silverghost

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• Oct 12, 2007

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The gentleman I bought my Traveller from also owned a Moke - his significant other said pick one, sell the other. YAY for me he decided to keep the Moke...!

 

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Ernst Blofeld

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• Oct 12, 2007

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If you're in the market for a Moke, why not consider one of these:

https://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/ant.html

The Moke's proposed replacement, the 4x4, transverse engined ANT. The go-anywhere Mini.

It never reached production, but many prototypes were built, and I saw a lovely example in white only a few weeks ago at the MiniWorld Action Day at the Castle Combe racing circuit in south-west England.

Makes the Moke look almost common.

 

pbraun

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• Oct 16, 2007

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My next Mini will be a Mini Moke!