Photo's on the Guardian website

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Photo's on the Guardian website

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Just been looking at these, some interesting photo's, I'm not to sure about the 'Moke' though !

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I'm not to sure about the 'Moke' though !

Good old Grauniad, never letting the facts get in the way of a good story :lol:
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That "Moke" picture is lifted out of an old Mini book. I've got the book somewhere. I remember reading it years ago and being disgusted that the author's research was so feeble that they'd mistake it for a Moke, it doesn't seem to have a single BMC part.

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