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martes, 13 de noviembre de 2012

AUSTIN MOKE + Jacqueline Kennedy + Aristoteles Onassis





Jacqueline Kennedy y Aristoteles Onassis se casaron el 20 de Octubre de 1968 en la isla de Skorpios, propiedad privada del magnate griego.  Las televisiones y revistas del corazón reflejaron este enlace en todo el mundo.
El vehiculo empleado para el recorrido posterior al enlace fue un AUSTIN MOKE conducido por el poropio Aristoteles Onassis,....pocos lo hubiran imaginado, ya que en esta peculiar boda tambien se celebraba la union de una de las fortunas mas grandes de la epoca con uno de los iconos del glamour y la moda de la decada de los 60.
Lo cierto es que el MOKE es un coche que despierta simpatias al igual que su hermano mayor, el MINI, y gran parte de su exito se debe a su fracaso como coche militar para lo cual fue concebido a imagen del Jeep. Sus pequeños neumaticos y la corta distancia al suelo no ayudaban mucho en codiciones off-road. El Vehiculo encontro un hueco en el mercado civil como coche utilitario y economico debido a su escaso mantenimiento ya que originalmente montaba el mismo motor, transmision y suspensiones que el MINI.
El MOKE alcanzo mucha popularidad como coche de playa o buggy, y se convirtio en habitual en muchos hoteles y resorts del Caribe como Barbados, asi como en las Seychelles, Mauricio, Macao, Australia y Estados Unidos.
Y aqui es donde empieza a encajar la parte de la historia que relaciona a Onassis, Kennedy, y el Moke,.....porque cuando te desplazas en barco y atracas en el puerto lo mas cómodo es bajar el MOKE  de la cubierta y desplazarte con él por tu propia isla!!!








MOKE, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Mini Moke is a vehicle based on the Mini designed for the British Motor Corporation (BMC) by Sir Alec Issigonis.[4]
The name comes from "Mini"—the car with which the Moke shares many parts—and "Moke", which is an archaic dialect term for donkey.[5][6][7] The Moke has been marketed under various names including Austin Mini Moke, Morris Mini Moke and Leyland Moke.
The initial design was a prototype for a light military vehicle in the style of the American Jeep, but its small wheels and low ground clearance made it impractical as an off-road vehicle. It was subsequently offered in a civilian version as a low-cost, easily maintained utility vehicle. The Moke finally achieved success as a beach buggy—becoming a popular 'cult' vehicle in the Seychelles, Australia, the United States and many tropical resorts in the Caribbean. The original Moke used identical engine, transmission and suspension parts to the basic Mini.[8][9]
Mokes were first built at the Morris factory in Oxford before production moved to BMC's Longbridge, Birmingham plant, and eventually overseas. 14,500 Mokes were produced in the UK between 1964 and 1968, 26,000 in Australia between 1966 and 1981, and 10,000 in Portugal between 1980 and 1993 when production of the Moke ended.[6]
The Moke gained much popularity as a beach buggy and was often rented to tourists in tropical island resorts such as Mauritius and Barbados.
The car also found a market in Macau, where it became the official transport for the local police, and the 'Happy-Rent-a-Car' company owned 43 of the vehicles which were made available for hire until February 2006, when they were outlawed by new car safety laws.[6][20] The Macau branch of the car rental company Avis ran a fleet of Moke look-alike "CUBs" until July 2007. The CUB, although it resembled the Moke, was designed by Charles Andersen of Liverpool, England and used a 1275cc version of the A-Series engine.[21]
On Magnetic Island, off Australia's Queensland coast, Moke Magnetic still operate a large fleet of Australian-made Mokes for hire to tourists.[22]
Mini Mokes can still be seen around the town of Victoria, Seychelles as it is still a popular mode of transport for tourists and can seat 4 people in relative comfort from island point to island point.
In the early 1970s, a Mini Moke became the first motor vehicle to be driven on Pitcairn Island and thereby became the most remote vehicle on earth. It was chosen because it was the only off-road vehicle that could be lifted by the island's only crane—there being no dock or airstrip at Pitcairn. However, the rough terrain and heavy rainfall proved too much for the Moke and it soon broke down. Eventually, a second and later a third Moke were sent to the island, and by cannibalising the three for spares, the island's sole vehicle remained running until at least 1988.[9]


via: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Moke

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