The Moke’s construction is simple. The body mainly consists of two box-section ‘pontoons’ or ’sideboxes’ running from the back of the car all the way up to the firewall. These are connected by the floor pan, the firewall and a sturdy torque box that runs under the front seats and stiffens the body in torsion. [...]
The Mini Moke is a vehicle based on the Mini and 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 initial design was a prototype for a light military vehicle [...]
The first Mini was put on British roads in 1959. Despite morphing through a few changes, its descendants have proved to be one of the most popular British cars ever built. Small just doesn’t come into it, the Mini has showed itself to be deceptively spacious, nippy, economical and trendy. Considered one of the most [...]
Real petrol head and classic car buffs look out for Classic Ford Magazine Single Issue and magazine subscription. For those people who enjoy classic cars, Classic Ford Magazine Single Issue is a great choice. The magazine is the definite source of information, news updates product reviews and more. It is one of a kind magazine, [...]
Classic car insurance is a specialized insurance instrument designated for certain cars. This special insurance is non-standard and affords the owner of a classic car optimum coverage for his investment. Nevertheless, before a policy can be written, your automobile must qualify under the providers classic car insurance requirements.For the most part, a classic car is [...]
Owning a classic car is a statement to that world that you have a thing of beauty that is valuable and deserves to be protected. Many classic car owners take pride in showing off their cars in competitions and classic car strolls where many classic car owners get together and parade down the avenue in [...]
The Volkswagen Beetle is one of the most popular classic cars that both collectors and the common people have. It is no wonder, since not only is it cheap and cute, it also carries with it a great deal of history. Here we will take a trip down memory lane and look at the Beetle’s [...]
Owning a classic car is a dream for many people. It can however be a costly and time consuming hobby. Classic car ownership has many subtle differences to owning a regular vehicle and so potential buyers should take their time before making their purchase.Where to BuyJust as with buying an everyday vehicle buyers of classics [...]
Classic cars have withstood the test of time and managed to remain a thing of nostalgic value to many. When a car is still modern, you cannot always tell which make or model will go on to become a classic. Like cars of days long passed, some of today’s cars will also become classics. It [...]
In the past 20 years, many classic car restoration shops have left the scene. With so few of these restoration shops remaining, many classic car owners have been forced to either take upon themselves the daunting task of restoration or simply give up their hobby.Happily, even though the shops themselves have disappeared, many of the [...]
The Mini owns a title worth of its form, as it is indeed very small. It was the creation of the British Motor Corporation (BMC), and throughout its history it also went on to be produced by Austin and Morris and had continuous production run of 41 years in total, from 1959 right up until [...]
The start of 2008 brought great hilarity for those of us who keep a keen eye on the motoring industry – and especially those among us who sneer at anything less than a supercar. First, the joy of the internet and email meant I received a picture of a garden shed on wheels (yes, an [...]
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