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| What puddle? Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 952  
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The Mini Moke is back, and it's British to the core...Look, it even has a Union Jack on it.
Oh, except the pics show it as left-hand drive and it will be assembled in France. https://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/moke-back Oh, dear. Now left. |
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24th Jul 2021 6:46am |
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| wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2109 
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Saw that a couple of yrs ago ...
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic74516...=mini+moke  Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html
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24th Jul 2021 10:12am |
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| What puddle? Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 952
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To me, at my age, it will always remind me of The Prisoner. I'm just so disappointed that it's not being true to its British roots. There are some vehicles that should never be built anywhere else but their home country. I can't imagine a French reconstruction of the Citroen 2CV being built in England. It just wouldn't be right - and then for the company to show the 2CV in right-hand drive on its French website. It wouldn't happen, ever. The French would be revolting over it - and rightly, for the first time.
There are some things I hold in life as unacceptable, and this is one. A Jeep wouldn't be built anywhere else than the US, a Ferrari anywhere else than Maranello. I can't accept the Defender being built in Slovakia. Yes, I know cars are international, but the Jeep and the Ferrari thing above is true. A Mini Moke is British...or was (and yes, I know who designed it - I'm 62, the same age as the Mini. Fed up  Now left. |
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24th Jul 2021 11:36am |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945
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£20 K Back in the day you could put one together from an aftermarket kit for less than a grand on the road
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24th Jul 2021 11:49am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3501 
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Many will argue with you, What puddle?, but I have to agree with you completely. I am also disappointed the Jim is producing his all British Grenadier in France. It is what it is. |
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24th Jul 2021 12:10pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1317 
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Think I said the same thing last time the Moke got a mention on the forum. If I had a spare £20k and was in the market for one, then I would be buying the real thing rather than the modern day pastiche.
A nice looking 1968 one here for £17.5k and with at least one common Landie part in the form of what looks to be a series II wiper motor. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1365497 |
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24th Jul 2021 2:56pm |
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| What puddle? Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 952
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Well I have good news. I complained, and they've just told me that production has just been relocated to Northampton (when I say 'just' I don't mean as a result of my complaint
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The salesman in Poole (seems like a decent bloke) mentioned the Defender and Grenadier not being built here! Now left. |
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24th Jul 2021 3:08pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5173
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Me and one of my work buddies at work, who has a passion of classic cars like me, we talked about this, and he said that a nurse down his street, still goes to work in an original Moke. He said the originals must be worth a bomb now, i agreed, and i also told him that a company was making the ford mk2 escort again too. But at a heavy price though,
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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25th Jul 2021 1:25am |
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| What puddle? Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 952
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Yes, I saw that, but the wheels are absurdly small!
Click image to enlarge Now left. |
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25th Jul 2021 12:02pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3294
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Aren’t some Jeeps built in Italy? Some models are basically Fiats. WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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25th Jul 2021 12:13pm |
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| What puddle? Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 952
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Sorry, should have made it clear I was talking about the Wrangler (built in Toledo, as far as I remember - I watched an assembly video a while back). I think Jeep make their other cars at various places, but I don't know. Now left.
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25th Jul 2021 1:24pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2161 
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Built as a 'rally legal' car they can have a max of 15" wheels fitted....... |
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25th Jul 2021 5:51pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5173
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They do a mk1 shell too, id have thought it would have the larger wheels too, to fill the arches, if i am right, that's why these had the wider arches for the wider tyres, Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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26th Jul 2021 12:58am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5173
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I know JEEP was bought out by fiat some years ago, so it wouldn't surprise me about them been basically just a fiat in drag. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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26th Jul 2021 1:00am |
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