The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a UK-based lorry producer, developed in very early 1952 to provide result to a concurred merger of the Morris and also Austin businesses.BMC acquired the shares in Morris Motors as well as the Austin Electric Motor Business. Morris Motors, the holding business of the effective services of the Nuffield Organization, had MG, Riley, as well as Wolseley.The agreed exchange of shares in Morris or Austin for shares in the new holding company, BMC, came to be effective in mid-April 1952. In September 1965, BMC took control of its major vendor of bodies, Pushed Steel, getting Jaguar s body vendor while doing so. In September 1966, BMC merged with Jaguar Cars. In December 1966, BMC altered its name to British Motor Holdings Limited (BMH). BMH combined, in Might 1968, with Leyland Motor Corporation Limited, that made trucks as well as buses and also owned Standard-Triumph International Limited, BMH coming to be the huge part of British Leyland Motor Corporation. A subsidiary business called British Motor Corporation Ltd (later BMC Ltd ) remained a part of BMH as well as BLMC, before being relabelled Austin-Morris Ltd , therefore the BMC name had totally disappeared from the public view. The Austin-Morris division of British Leyland consisted greatly of the old BMC marques as well as operations.
In the varied history of the Mini, the Moke has been a particularly cool chapter. The open beachflinker without doors has highly designed Mini-Inventor Sir Alec Issigonis for British Motor Corporation (BMC). Built in his original form, the Moke - whose name is borrowed an ancient word for donkey - from 1964 to 1993. Addressed as a clientele, the same clientele saw himself, which also the VW Buggy approached - Strandvolk, which with the iconic Luftikussen the sand dunes of Australia , California or the southern French St. Tropez puzzled.
Since the end of the beach minis, it has given several revivals. The youngest comes from the company Moke International, where the rights to the Moke brand are also. The new edition is built from the English automotive supplier Fablink.
Four cylinder with 68 hp
A child of the 1960s: the mini Moke in his original form. Mini
The drive is a 50 kW / 68 hp low 1,1-l four-cylinder, which - which classes only after EURO 4 and with a consumption of about seven liters at 100 kilometers relatively thirsty - but not those environmental standards corresponds to which one would like today. Of contemporary electric drive is not the speech. In the top, the Moke is supposed to fly around 110 km / h quickly.
without taxes around 23,000 euros
Priced, translated and without taxes, around 23,000 euros. For the different body elements up to 14 colors are available, from Coconut White to Flamingo Pink to Florida Orange; The standard equipment includes waterproof seats, full ceiling, power steering, heated windshield and a four-speed automatic. If you prefer to switch yourself, pays extra.
unsuitable for military service
Also a military version is offered. This, in turn, leads back to the beginnings of Moke story: Originally, the small vehicle should make a slight military vehicle career - which, however, highlighted itself as little prospective due to the small wheels and low ground clearance.
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