Description
The Millbrook Sale | Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire
Viewing: Saturday 9th May 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Sunday 10th May 2026
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JH
1988 Austin Rover Mini Moke
Estimate
£11, 000 - £13, 000
Registration No: E959 HFG
Chassis No: TW7XKFPthe details below
MOT: March 2027
Reputedly one of six Mini Mokes customised by Austin Rover dealer Blandy Bros of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria complete with uprated roll bars, seats, alloy wheels and faux wood trim
Supplied new to Casa Dromedario of Lanzarote and later resident at a German Schloss before being UK road registered in 2001
Full weather equipment and displays a highly credible 12, 000km
With the laudable intention of providing a lightweight scout vehicle for the British Armed Forces, BMC inadvertently created one of the Swinging Sixties most iconic vehicles, the Mini-derived Moke. Lack of ground clearance made the utilitarian four-seater ineffective as a military tool, yet the civilian version carved itself a niche as a cult mass-produced ‘beach buggy’ for nations with hotter climes than Britain. Moke production began in Britain (14, 500, 1964-68) before moving to Australia (26, 000, 1966-81) and finally Portugal (10, 000, 1980-93). Portuguese manufacture allowed the Moke to rationalise components with the then-current Mini MK4, including the fitment of disc brakes and 12-inch wheels.
Reputedly one of six Portuguese-built Mini Mokes to have been customised by Austin Rover dealer Blandy Bros of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, chassis TW7XKFPthe details below is further understood to have been supplied new to the Casa Dromedario on Lanzarote. Still wearing the latter’s logo on its bonnet, modifications are believed to have included: a prominent rollover bar, bespoke upholstery, faux wood trims (as per ‘The Prisoner’ Moke), and 12-inch alloy wheels. Relocating to the Casa Dromedario proprietor’s native Germany in 1997 where it apparently saw service at one of his Schlosses, the four-seater still bears signage declaring ‘vor kälte schützen’ (protect from cold) and ‘schwimmweste unter ihrem sitz’ (life vest under your seat). Fitted with a reconditioned 998cc A-Series engine eighteen years later, ‘E959 HFG’ currently shows a credible but unwarranted c. 12, 500km (c. 7, 800 miles). Showing signs of what is presumed to be the original factory wax coating to its engine bay and inner wheelarches etc, the Mini derivative retains a distinctly 1980s vibe. Offered for sale with a V5C Registration Document, history file and full complement of weather equipment.
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