There is, however, one vehicle based on the Mini which is far less known: the Moke, a utility and recreational vehicle originally designed for military use and later sold to civilians. Even less ...

A sort of quirky take on the beach buggy, the Mini Moke was marketed by various concerns until 1993, the year before BMW bought the brand and later relaunched production with its neo-retro design.

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their new stripped-out Mini might make a fun summer car. Instead of soldiers, the Moke (named after an olde term for a mule) became the must-have for the Sixties jet-set. Paul McCartney had one.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Europeans on the western side of the Iron Curtain flocked to beaches during the summer, and many ...

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I write about the automotive industry and where it is headed next. “This is the second car for your second home,” Moke International boss Nick English tells me before I get behind the wheel ...

In time, the Mini Moke activity spread to other branches, including overland conversion; Arksen works with Unimog and Land Rover to give birth to some overlanders that are just insane! But ...