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Share More than ten million Minis have been built and sold worldwide since 1959 — and almost as many of the new ones have been built in the 20 years under BMW (5.13 million) as in the previous 40 years of the original (5.38 million). Yet the timing of the original Mini's launch could not have been better, arriving as a classless and affordable small car loved by celebrities, royalty and ordinary folk alike, who took it to their hearts just in time for the Swinging Sixties.  The Oxford factory currently builds the Mini three-door and five-door Hatch, Mini Clubman and Mini Electric on the sa...

4/4 Owners can choose from 14 paint options, and the car gets power steering, a two-speaker USB radio, heated windscreen, and a three-gauge instrument cluster as standard. In 2020, a spokesperson for the manufacturer told CarAdvice: "We are very much looking forward to bringing the Moke back to Australia, and we are targeting middle of next year for market launch. We are actively seeking importer and dealer partners to really drive the success of the brand in a market we anticipate will be perfect for the car." However, a timeline for local distribution is yet to be confirmed. This story w...

Swinging sixties motoring icon The Moke is making a comeback - and it's being made in Nuneaton The Moke became a swinging sixties legend and Brigitte Bardot was a fan 14:26, 19 APR 2021 Swinging sixties motoring icon the Moke is making a comeback Never miss another story from Coventry and Warwickshire by subscribing to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe h...

- shares The reborn Moke has officially gone on sale in the UK, priced from £23,950 (AU$42,600). Moke International – which acquired the 'Moke' trademark back in 2015 – last year unveiled its new iteration of the ragtop classic, and subsequently released 56 limited-edition examples. As of this week, a standard production variant is now on offer. The new car gets a 1.1-litre four-cylinder engine, replacing the original Moke’s 850cc powertrain. This is paired with a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission, and puts out a claimed 50kW/93Nm – that’s enough to reach 109km...

Ref 98 1986 Mini Moke SB 1986 Mini Moke Originally conceived by Sir Alec Issigonis as a further use of the innovative Mini drive train, the Mini Moke was proposed as a lightweight military vehicle for off-road and airborne assault use. However after being rejected by the British army, the Moke was introduced in 1964 as a simple, reliable, inexpensive agricultural vehicle. Originally built at the Longbridge, Birmingham plant it became evident that the car's open design meant that it was not ideal for the British climate with the vast majority ending up overseas. Production continu...