Com-Central.net

What in gods name is this!!!
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page Previous 1, 2

Forum Index › AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic

Author

Message

Kitform
Bar Maid

Offline
Joined: Jan 22, 2005
Posts: 2011
Location: Cleveland. UK.

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: What in gods name is this!!!
It's left hand drive so it rules us sensible Brits out.

Jinx
Power User

Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 186
Location: Canada

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:33 pm
Post subject: Re: What in gods name is this!!!

Something i did not know until today: the Mini-Moke was originally designed to meet a requirement of the British Armed Forces for a small, air-transportable pernonnel carrier, circa 1963. Based, obviously, on the original Austin Mini. It was never adopted, though. Low ground clearance appears to have been the issue. Here is a military moke (NOT heavilly armed).

Any possibility the vehicle Sgt. Button posted is Cuban? I know a lot of Mokes ended up there.

Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:38 pm
Post subject: Re: What in gods name is this!!!

- Jinx

Something i did not know until today: the Mini-Moke was originally designed to meet a requirement of the British Armed Forces for a small, air-transportable pernonnel carrier, circa 1963. Based, obviously, on the original Austin Mini. It was never adopted, though. Low ground clearance appears to have been the issue. Here is a military moke (NOT heavilly armed).

Reminds me of the Mighty Mite, which was developed off the Jeep to be carried by USMC helicopters.

Mighty Mite

Neil

Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:17 pm
Post subject: Re: What in gods name is this!!!

- Jinx

Something i did not know until today: the Mini-Moke was originally designed to meet a requirement of the British Armed Forces for a small, air-transportable pernonnel carrier, circa 1963. Based, obviously, on the original Austin Mini. It was never adopted, though. Low ground clearance appears to have been the issue. Here is a military moke (NOT heavilly armed).

Any possibility the vehicle Sgt. Button posted is Cuban? I know a lot of Mokes ended up there.

I knew about the "Mini-Moke" because it was featured as a civvie vehicle in my 1966 issue (or thereabouts) of Motor Trend. It was envisioned as a sort of urban/beach "jeep" for resort areas, tropical islands, stuff like that.
It would have been suicide on 'Murican highways....

Jinx
Power User

Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 186
Location: Canada

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: What in gods name is this!!!
The regular Mini was no joy on Canadian highways, i can assure you. Being smaller than a lot of the potholes playing a big role of that..... A friend of mine had one. Handled like a dream, but it was rather alarming to look up at Pintos, VWs, dogs.....

Forum Index › AFV News Discussion Board
Page 2 of 2

All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page Previous 1, 2

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum

Select Language

Login

`±`Recent Visitors

`±`User Info-big

Com-Central.net

Select Language

Login

±Recent Visitors

±User Info-big

`±`Recent Visitors

`±`User Info-big