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Miguel Plano
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This is me :)

My 1965 Austin Mini Moke, which shares the same A series engine with the MG, is more reliable than my two modern cars put together, fair enough, they are a Fiat 500 and an Abarth 500, but still.

And in the summer months I do drive it to work as long as the weather is decent.

Is not that British cars are unreliable,

Best argument I can think of.

# COrvair

#3 Peugeot 205 T16 Dakar

#4 Impala 64

#5 Volvo 740

# Renault Sport Clio v6

#7 Jaguar XJS

You sir, are my hero!

It’s even worst in Canada with DLRs, as their headlights or LED lights are on low brigtness high beams, but the rear lights are not on.

The engine came from VW Brazil, the cab from the local Mazda assembly Poland in Colombia ( rumored to be leftovers of brand new Mazdas converted in micro buses and the front end was from a Chevrolet Chevette

You got it!

It’s a Mazda B2200 Cab

The Corcel back end

What about the Corcel! BTW Jason, apparently my dad did keep the sales brochure. I have to dig it out and send you a scan.

Only in Manual transmission. In an automatic there is no solid link between the engine and transmission.

You are both right and wrong at the same time. It all depends on what transmission you have.

In a manual transmission, in high gear, speed and RPM are tied together. It’s a direct link between the engine and the rear tires. One can’t be faster than the other.

In an automatic, because there is a torque converter (no

Urban fighter...

That red dot in the sky is the Sun!

It’s been done!

Well played sir!

Well, I am in the weird car club, and for the most part, I don’t mind the attention, or chatting to people. It just comes with the territory. Only question I hate is when they ask me how much it costs, and it happens quite often.

And unless I’m in a hurry, I don’t mind taking the time to chat with people about my Moke,

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John “Smokin’” Rhodes explaining his driving technique.

John “Smokin’” Rhodes at the wheel. He has a very particular driving style with the Mini, hence his nickname. He would corner without using the brakes in a controlled drift and then he would step on the accelerator. He tortured the tires so much Dunlop had to put some serious R&D on designing special tires for the

Hi Jason,