Marks Moke unearthed by Dave Margison Mark Brewer proprietor of Aardvark Autos in Cairns has owned a 1980 Moke for decades. He had previously sold this Moke but then missed it so much he bought it back again. He then did some work on the engine. Its 998cc was changed for a 1275cc which was then bored out to 1313cc and special performance pistons were installed. In addition to this a Weber 45 carburettor was added and inlet manifold to suit. But it was never registered and ...
When I first met Mark in 1999 in one corner of his workshop there was a dumping ground for all sorts of bits and pieces both large and small that he had collected over the years. Very well buried under this large pile of maybe-can-be-used-again auto parts was his only-just discernible teal-coloured Moke.
And there it rested until this year when Mark needed extra space on his shop floor to repair cars.
"It was like finding buried treasure", Mark said. So after unearthing it he now really had no excuse not to restore it to its former glory and hey presto! Well Mark, we reckon what you have now is way better than any treasure; buried or otherwise!
