JanZ64

Well, Mokie made it back to France from the UK after works were 95% completed, in time for the IMMM (International Mini Moke Meet) which I organised in the Pyrenees, where we live. A few minor things left to do, big oil leak sorted, and refurbished unleaded cylinder head ordered, to be licked up next week (hand luggage on plane). Next plans are to change the 8.4" front disc brakes back to the original drums and then fit 10" steel wheels as she would have had back in the day. Currently the wiring loom is half Mk1 and half later to make it work. Will fit Dynator and Dummy control box to replace alternator - get looks right and be able to use the rest of Mk1 wiring loom, fit Mk1 steering column with green light on indicator stalk - although I will keep the twin wipers instead of that pretty but useless single FW2😆 - I do want Moke to stay practical and usable. Finally, driving in the mountains does make Moke run v hot. I will fit a Mini heater core behind the front grill. I have opted for heater hose tappings on the head so will effectively have a 2nd radiator and will fit wire controlled heater valve to be able to inject a few liters of cold water into the system. 2 weeks ago we saw 42 degrees C. Keep you posted.

Hi iRage, I went back into the annals of fora or is it forums and and uncovered some old communication from Scooter's wife. I wrote to her and she got back to me the next day - very kind. Sadly, Scooter passed away suddenly in 2020. I'm going to stay in touch with his wife and keep her posted on progress with 'Mokie' as I now know FRK was called in 1968. Naturally, I will keep posting progress on this forum as well. Seems like a fun site. I have never been to Sri Lanka but my grandparents have, back in the early 70's en route to Bangkok where I spent my youth. We have several Sri Lanka members in our club (Mini Moke Club - www.mokeclub.org) - so I may decide to make a 2 center holiday to include Colombo and hopefully see some of the Mokers and other car fans. Scooter posted on our forum as well and sent brilliant videos from British Pathé about Mokes. I will share in due course.

Hi and thanks for commenting. Yes, it is legit - 😄..... English Mokes are quite few and far between and quite amazing finds crop up every now and then. Problem now with many Moke owners is age and memory 😂. I have been trying to contact Scooter for a while and it seems I managed to find him back in 2012 via this forum. I just downloaded an old .pst file after having found that he joined the Mokeclub forum in 2012 and we had exchanged some messages there as well about FRK. He promised to send some pictures but they never materialised. Imagine my surprise when I found I registered as JanZ Moke on this forum already around September 2012. I tried to log on but got a message that the profile was Banned. I will keep you posted on Moke progress. I hope Scooter is alright but a person who owned a Moke in 1968 could well be on the way or past 80 now...... DVLA records weren't well maintained before 1979 so hard to find information. My registration document shows 1st registration in UK in 2005. I know that isn't correct but getting them to acknowledge it is difficult without some proof or pictures.

Hi Scooter, I hope you are OK and still accessing this forum. I am the current owner (since late 2012) of FRK207D although I bought her as a pile of rust and dust with the VIN, Commission Number, Body plate and Reg doc, she is now nearing completion with a new body shell etc. Am researching here provenance. The person who found her in a field in 2004 decided to register her with DVLA as the V5 was obviously missing but the original rear plate was still there. I still have it. The reg is from Chelsea which makes sense but said person made an error in declaring 1st registration in 2005. I am looking for proof that FRK was 1st registered in 1966 (built in 1964 and destined originally for Devon in 1965 - one of the Devonshire Fire Brigade Mokes, but presumably not taken by them, then transferred to Chelsea Austin dealer). Anyway, I was wondering if you might have any old photos of FRK back in the day. I would really appreciate a scan as would help with the correction of V5. Many thanks in advance