I was reading this book the other day entitled "lemon!" basically it lists a number of lemons in motoring history. leyland P76, leyland Marina, Nissan Exa...then i came across MINI MOKE which i thought was quite high-larious :D:D.

also it had the Riley Elf... i can't remember exactly what it said but it was something alonmg the linbes of taking the style and elegange of the mini minor and wrecking it...or somehting. also taking the cramped interior and destroying the ease-of-parking...or something

so moke owners...get a real car!!!

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78 Leyland Mini - Prince

mokes are awsome!


and sell me your moke

yeah i like monkes. coundnt understand what they were doing in this book. funny though

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78 Leyland Mini - Prince

MOKE..?? LEMON..??

Only thing wrong about Mokes was the association with Leyland... who made the Clubman...

This is what I say to you
and that called Book

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

I think the moke was mentioned in that book because of its 'army paracar' origins. its whimpy ground clearance and front wheel drive. Not suitable for desert storm.

Looks like a topless lady, or am I homosexual

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

i saw this book about a year ago, mokes are good but they arnt as cool as minis

oh, and by the way... nice shorts

yeah thats what most of the story was about,m the british army approached BMC looking for a jeep-style car, but it has no ground clearance, tiny wheels, front wheel drive and so on, making it useless to them...

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78 Leyland Mini - Prince

My Moke must be a lemon, well it's yellow anyway....

As far as what it was originally designed for it might be a lemon but as a standalone car nothing will ever compare to the first time I took it for a spin in summer with the roof down along the beach. That'll be something that sticks with me forever.

It's been an awesome five years with my moke.

Shard

Ya just dont get that feeling

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Wasn't it a Lemon because it was meant to be some Army car??
I first thought Mokes were hideous but now I want...

The BRITISH Moke with 10" rims was pretty useless due to the ground cleanance problem. But the clever AUSSIES added 13" wheels and longer rear trailing arms. The only downside was the reduced turning circle (otherwise the front tyres hit the inner guards). The Aussie Army used them for years.

Has the author actually seen a Riley Elf or Wolseley Hornet? More leg room in there than a BMW MINI in a much smaller package.

BTW: That lemon book is crap.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I've just come back from the BMC day, and either because/despite their reputation
the Leyland P76 is now quite a collectors car!

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Too many cars, and too little time.