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2010 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) – Mini Beachcomber Concept
The Mini seems to be an auto designer’s sand box—a starting point to form an endless parade of vehicles from the same basic raw material. For nearly a decade Mini has wowed crowds with ever more versatile versions of the iconic not-so-micro-anymore machine since BMW re-launched the marque in 2001. Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Auto Show, Beachcomber, BMW, Detroit, Mini, Moke, NAIAS, Vernon Heywood
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Mini Moke History
The Mini Moke was introduced in 1959 by British Motor Corporation (BMC) as a project codenamed “The Buckboard” a potential military vehicle which eventually became known as the Mini Moke. Mini comes from the car it shared parts with and Moke is an outdated word for donkey. Continue reading