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Other Vehicles => Miscellaneous Vehicles => Australian Army Mokes => Topic started by: Tommy on April 21, 2013, 09:38:54 PM

Title: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Tommy on April 21, 2013, 09:38:54 PM
As the seller says "It is supposed to be an ex-military car" but not sure.

Anyway, it may be of interest to someone.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/leyland-moke-1973-14448247?eapi=2&base=1216&vertical=Car&cr=38&page=2&find=military%7cCarAll&__N=1246%201252%201247%201282%201216&num=15&silo=Stock&sort=default
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Mick_Marsh on April 22, 2013, 01:24:37 AM
As the seller says "It is supposed to be an ex-military car" but not sure.

Anyway, it may be of interest to someone.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/leyland-moke-1973-14448247?eapi=2&base=1216&vertical=Car&cr=38&page=2&find=military%7cCarAll&__N=1246%201252%201247%201282%201216&num=15&silo=Stock&sort=default
He's not going to try to sell it as that.
Difficult to tell. It is obviously missing all the relevant data plates.
A late model Californian only commands mid to high teens. He's way off the mark.
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: FFRMAN on April 22, 2013, 08:08:32 AM
Hi Mick_Marsh, you're the guru on Mokes!! (compliment), what are the army fitments that are not standard that a Moke would have had??

it's got a jerry can holder but that could be fitted anytime, if it had the data plates he'd know it was army.

thanks
Scott

ps, no I'm not moving into Mokes............12 Land Rovers are enough, almost.
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Phoenix on April 22, 2013, 08:12:53 AM
I dunno, moke values have been on the up and up of late!

Could be an army one, and I'd love to have it, but I am at least 1, probably 2 zeros off the mark :(

I can find no match for it on my moke list, but that is incomplete (although I do have some updated information).  Would make a good replica though, but not at 20k
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Phoenix on April 22, 2013, 08:14:19 AM
I must finish that page about army mokes and the differences.

There are few differences at all, some handgrips on the rar wheel arches, extra switches on the dash.  no jerry can holder on army units.  Towball on army units as well as front and rear tac plate holders.  I'll dig out the article from the mini experience that is as near to a bible for these vehicles as we have.
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Mick_Marsh on April 22, 2013, 12:46:14 PM
Document holders on wiper mechanism shroud.
12 pin trailer plug.
Voltmeter in instrument binicle.
I'm not that up with the ex-mil ones but I know people who are.

I do know a little about civvy ones and the current market.

If anyone wants to swap a civvy Moke for a Perentie, let me know.
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Tommy on April 22, 2013, 07:36:50 PM
I found this info on The Moke Forum. It shows the same Moke prior to restoration.

Military or not? ???

http://www.moke.com.au/Forum/index.php?topic=1296.0
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Mick_Marsh on April 22, 2013, 08:19:47 PM
Doesn't show much.
From the position of the choke cable on the instrument binnacle, it's a civvy instrument binnacle.
If it was ex-army, I'd say all the army stuff has long gone.

A pic of an ex-army dash and trailer plug attached
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Phoenix on April 23, 2013, 08:17:17 AM
The boys on the moke forum don't seem to think it is an army one, and I can tell you that they are the moke experts, especially terry.
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: glbest on June 25, 2013, 03:48:16 PM
the raaf had mokes ie doggies
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Phoenix on June 26, 2013, 03:22:03 PM
They did, although i'm told with a couple of Handlers and dogs on board they struggled a bit.  I believe the ones that they used were army ones though.
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: aussiegregmac on June 26, 2013, 03:36:24 PM
Who did the struggling ???   the Handlers or the dogs ???
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Phoenix on June 27, 2013, 09:33:40 PM
More that I heard that they were pretty heavily laden with boxes, some big dogs, and some big blokes on board!
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Mick_Marsh on June 28, 2013, 12:48:47 AM
And they were only little 998cc motors.
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: fc101 on June 28, 2013, 01:54:58 PM
Don't forget that the Navy (and the then Department of Defence (Navy)) also had quite a few Mokes.

Garry
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Phoenix on June 28, 2013, 03:09:49 PM
I've not forgotten the navy ones, (I wish I had some photos), although I have had a number of people tell me, no, the navy did not have any mokes.  However we know that they did from people that saw and used them!
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: fc101 on June 28, 2013, 03:51:31 PM
The Navy and Department of Defence (Navy) certainly did have mokes and they were the standard Navy Blue/Grey colour.  Some Navy bases had them as a run around vehicle - particularly for Navy Stores and I mentioned the Department of Defence (Navy) as they were also used in Williamtown and Garden Island Dockyards as well as the Navy Stores centers in particular the Zetland Stores centre.

Garry
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: Phoenix on June 28, 2013, 03:58:32 PM
I remember who said that the navy had no mokes, it was the Navy Archive ? or Navy Historical society.  Needless to say, you are living proof, as we have discussed before) that they did indeed use mokes!
Title: Re: Moke on Carsales
Post by: glbest on July 02, 2013, 09:34:06 PM
dsu bne had one for the fire section at ennog prior to handing over to civie fireies built fire station outside the main gate