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SOLVED: Djetset 792 - BMC Light Inter Communication Car 1959
« on: December 09, 2016, 01:59:06 PM »
Looks familiar, but might not be, so to gain a point, what is the full make and model name of this car please?
« Last Edit: December 12, 2016, 12:46:30 PM by Djetset »
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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2016, 02:17:52 PM »
Is it a military spec moke prototype?

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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2016, 02:22:55 PM »
Is it a military spec moke prototype?
You are on the right track Brock. Do you know the full, correct name of this machine?
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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2016, 02:56:55 PM »
Truck Cargo Mini (Austin Mini-Moke 1/4 ton 4x2)?

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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2016, 07:19:01 PM »
Truck Cargo Mini (Austin Mini-Moke 1/4 ton 4x2)?
Sorry Brock, still on the right lines, but not that...
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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2016, 06:46:17 AM »
U.K. military?

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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2016, 06:50:53 AM »
U.K. military?
It was intended for military use (not just for the UK), but that's not it's name.
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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2016, 07:04:50 AM »
BMC light inter-communication car?

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Re: Djetset 792
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2016, 12:41:42 PM »
BMC light inter-communication car?
Well done Brock, I thought you'd get there as this is the BMC Light Inter Communication Car, released just one month after BMC's Mini in September 1959, so almost five years before the Mini Moke became commercially available to non-military customers. Another point to you.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2016, 12:44:41 PM by Djetset »
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