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" The mini Experience" is called the booklet from which I have made the summary for this Article. expenditure were more recently of jan. - mrt. 2009 (are possible we not doing; red.). but the piece proceeds the " Wilkes Antartic Station" in 1965. With thanks to Henk van Brakel and Howard of Apeldoorn for the information and foto' s.
The Australians had in the years vijftig-zestig Antartica zo' n five operational bases use. The fiftieth, the Wilkes basis, was by Americans in 1957, set up within the framework of " Internationally geographical Jaar" and it was transferred in 1959, to Australia. However in 1964, the Wilkes basis intolerable surplus became snow and ijsvorming. To up to that point the historie. question is now what does that Mini' s in those piteous circumstances?
The bases on the pole were in the hands of " Australien National Antartic research Expeditions" (ANAR.E). In 1960, AN.A.R.E decided that modified, small and cheap vehicles the preference had above large, complex and especially expensive means of transport. In 1962, came Volkswagen with an adapted beetle, the Antartic 1 and later the Antartic 2. Although these beetles meadow satisfied, had them nevertheless their shortcomings operated such as aileen two wheels and problems with cumbersome parcours.
In that time Terry O' had; Her autobodyzaak under the name " Re Car". He made among other things wooden baking for the American " Woodies". In the years sixty re imported Car Snow- Tracs with Porsche engine on Swedish chassis and came as such in contact with A.N.A.RE to see the photograph of the truck for 1965 Brimbank festival parade.
Terry realised themselves also that small and cheap vehicle ideal would be. He had choice from the new Morris 1100 or already existing Morris 850. it became the last. To be uitganspunt were possibly for zeveel original at to keep, what meant that traction direct of the Morris 850 engine had come. Nothing no expensive Porsche engine. In imitation of its Snow-Trac called Terry its new astuteness simple " mini Trac". The vele technical adaptations leave we here for what them to be. The rubberentracks that assembled under these mini became, existed from four layers and were 9.5 mm dik. They sat for three wheels (!) by side.
Was send " simpel" with the mini brake drums, which hydraulic the rear wheels headed in cooperation with standard differentially that strength transmitted to the side with, on that moment, lowest capacitance. The standard wheel with a set did not satisfy flaps and became replace by a system with two head brake cylinders, every track and headed by a lever. Linksaf got you then by linker lever to attract (brakes) and idem with the judge to make rechterbocht. The remaining engine components remained standard, such as the link, accelerator and the acceleration poker for usual celebrate accelerations. The top speed was valued on 40 km/u.
848 cc the engine proved to be too little strength at trac-voertuig have and were replaced for by 1098 cc from the Morris 1100. These standard engine got meadow Antartic-rated antifreeze and the light grade engine oil SEA 10. Of course the grille were covered for the super concerning the radiator cold air to prevent. The temperatures around the Australian camps amounted to in the period januari-februari (summer time in down-under) 2.5 to -2,6°C and round august fell that up to zo' n -21, l0e. Also the interior remained standard with, of course, the additive of chair heating.
From the findings of old ANAR.E employees appeared that these Mini-Trac rather successful were on snow, but less in harsh area because the engine block-system hung a lot vooraan. The body swung as a result, rather in front and backward. Unfortunately proved to be the problems with the wheel brakes and the link too large and Mini-trac in 1965, were returned to Australia and in 1966, in the Victorian snow fields uses. Joop Groos 17
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