A sort of quirky take on the beach buggy, the Mini Moke was marketed by various concerns until 1993, the year before BMW bought the brand and later relaunched production with its neo-retro design.

There is, however, one vehicle based on the Mini which is far less known: the Moke, a utility and recreational vehicle originally designed for military use and later sold to civilians. Even less ...

their new stripped-out Mini might make a fun summer car. Instead of soldiers, the Moke (named after an olde term for a mule) became the must-have for the Sixties jet-set. Paul McCartney had one.