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Vehicle model: Para-Moke

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Dinky 601 Austin Para Moke

The Dinky Austin Para Moke Shown in Dinky catalogue No 5 for 9/11 and No6 May 1970 for 10/9.

The box is marked 'Austin Para-Moke' but the markins on the roof and base say 'Austin Mini Moke'.

There are several versions with different tyres + hubs.

The original in real life was: L=305cm, W=138cm, H=142cm, V=64kmh, power=BMC-850CC.

Short history:

At the end of the 1950s when the British Army sought a suitable lightweight, air-transportable, utility vehicle. Presented to the Queen’s troops in 1959, the first prototype was rejected due to its low ground clearance.

The Royal Navy showed a short time some interest in it, as a vehicle for use on the decks of its aircraft carriers. Later there use in in SA and Australia is well known. Cost 9/11 available in green finish at 1:43 scale. Dinky in detail...