Tony B Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 taken from the 1966 chertsey Exhibition catalouge. Wonder if any have survived? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 You can buy Mini Mokes for around 5-6K if you look around, wether they are military spec? I believe the Aussies used a lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 the Moke had its own exhibit. the litte Austin is 4x4 the Moke is 4x2. This is the Moke entry. Remember the Corgi Para Moke? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Still got my para moke somewhere . There was an Aussie military one in the classifieds in CMV last month . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da bomb Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Anybody remember Mini vans in use. I can recall seeing them painted black with Royal Navy on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 the Navy bought a number of straight civvy land rovers, I remember a 2a LWB Safari at Gange's. Wonder what happned to that? there was also a Land Rover fire Truck replaced the hand pulled one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 The first pic is an Austin Ant 4x4 prototype, only a few made, they used the 1100 engine and gearbox with a modified diff unit to give drive to the rear wheels,several still survive taken from the 1966 chertsey Exhibition catalouge. Wonder if any have survived? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 didn't the Israelis take over some of these designs and manufacture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I know the Israelis took over a similar vehicle built by Triumph, the Triumph Pony didn't the Israelis take over some of these designs and manufacture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Thats the one! turned out to be a very good vehicle by all accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Canley Classics still had a couple of transfer boxes for those Triumphs quite recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss jeep Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 we sold one last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Many years ago an AWDC member aquired a Triumph Pony gearbox, which is basically a modified Triumph 1300 fwd car box and installed it into a car making it 4wd, made a strange sight seeing a Triumph Dolomite driving around trials sites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 There was also the Twin Moke prototype with engine/transmission front and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Navy also looked to use 2cv's...........think they based them on carriers, but might have got that wrong........... :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 No - you're dead right . 2CV pick ups developed for use by the Royal Marines by Major John Chatfield ( the man who also developed the Snow Trac for use by the RM ) - as some of the first airportable vehicles - slung under helicopters. One 2CV was on board Bulwark and used on board & on shore as & when needed . Think there were about 6 prototypes - none have survived - Philip Chatfield looked into the subject quite exhaustively a couple of years ago. There is a book which commemorates Bulwarks tour of the Mediterranean & contains a couple of pictures of the 2CV both on board & in the helicopter trials .(Sorry - can't remember the title & I don't have a copy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Classic Military Vehicles and Military Machines International have both had articles on the 2CV. Philip Chatfield wrote the article for CMV about his fathers experiences with the 2CV. Getting back to Mini's I've seen articles about the 'military' Mini Moke in one of the Mini mags plus the Aussie version. Seem to remember that the Aussie version was a replica I'll have a look over the weekend. From memory the Moke wasn't taken up because it lacked four wheel drive and the two engined version there was difficulty in synchronising the engines for gear changes and the like. Portugal was the last country to build the Moke into the eighties I think. Moke production in the UK stopped in the late sixties easly seventies wonder why ahem couldn't have been the sunny weather in this country could it! Scrapyard challenge a few years back had a twin engined taxi which had to be driven to the events but only one engine was allowed to be used on the highway illegal to use both so they said. Taxi won the series / show. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 I remember the 2CV article, there was also one at Beltring one year in military markings, and i believe a 2 engine version. I was posh I had the Renault 4 :angel: that had a bolt on 4x4 attachment. The little thing was actually phenomenal off road and the vans could carry 9 or 11 cwt about 50% more than it's English rivals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I remember the 2CV article, there was also one at Beltring one year in military markings, and i believe a 2 engine version. I was posh I had the Renault 4 :angel: that had a bolt on 4x4 attachment. The little thing was actually phenomenal off road and the vans could carry 9 or 11 cwt about 50% more than it's English rivals. :roll: after posting my bit, I looke through both CMV/MMI and W&T's and found said articles,............ :whistle: Renault 4's,...............I had a van version, only 2wd, but even so, could traverse some quite snotty ground,...limited by depth of ruts, etc,....mud needed a run up and foot down, approach............ ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Hardyferret Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Oh Yes :-D I used to have one of those Reno 4 vans and used to go hunting in it twice a week. Regularly followed the Portman Hounds, and South Dorset on occasion, over all kinds of country - and was always there at the end. They where so capable and cheep to run. :-D I certainly could not afford a 4 x 4 in those days. :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 great fun weren't they :-)? And the French had a military version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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