| Around 100 Mokes descended on Wagga Wagga for MokeFest 2009 over a period of 6 days for simply lots of great Moking times that has left many wanting to come back and do it again in a few years time. The event consisted of short tours, day tours, nightly entertainment and meals, a big public display of 97 cars at Mokes at the Beach followed by a street parade down the main street. MokeFest officially started on Tuesday the 6th with the morning photo shoot and this particular morning the local Prime TV crew came out to give us plenty of coverage for the evening news. The first few days were full of Mokes tours around the local sights and attractions and neighbouring towns Coolamon and Junee. By Friday morning around 50 or so Mokes were already there as part of the early activities and we expected the number to double as the convoys coming in from Sydney and Melbourne made their way to Wagga. A morning mud drive and separate wine tour were held while the afternoon was spent just being part of the rest of the Mokes arriving. Friday night saw around 170 people in the PCYC hall for the spit roast meal and opening night. Saturday saw a convoy of around 50-60 Mokes head out to Temora Aviation Museum to see the warbirds flying while many of the rest took on the Coolamon-Junee Triangle tour. Many got caught in a big down pour early in the afternoon that cooled them off for the rest of the day. Saturday night was lots of fun and games at Club Kennel with Head to Head spark plug changing and the MokeFest Dinky Moke Race and big raffle of all sorts of goodies. Sunday opened with Mokes at the Beach where almost 100 Mokes were on display to the public to wander around and see the Mokes and talk with the owners. Arranged in order by year it was pretty obvious to see not many of the early 70's Mokes were there while the last few years of production were well represented. A street parade in the afternoon was held with everyone involved making a pretty impressive sight for the small crowds along the route. Sunday night was another organised meal with thank you's to the supporters of MokeFest; Link Automotive in Mitcham, LSV Insurance, Just Cars Magazine, ACE Trimming in Greensborough, The mini Experience and MadDog for Club Kennel. |
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Considered one of the shy Ambassadors we have, this introvert is the man behind many successfully planned and impromptu drives for Mokers within a 100km or so of Brissy and with his semi retired playboy lifestyle doesn't mind the travel to check out a new Moke.
Ambassadors are Moke owners who are actively doing and organising things in their area or region for Mokes and are the nice sort of people you want to meet.
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Mokes Inc. is a not for profit organisation incorporated in Victoria that aims to provide Moke activities and events for Moke owners around Australia. It offers Moke owners who want to get together with other Moke owners in their area the promotion, organisational and infrastructure support to encourage local club like activities around Australia.
This photo was shows a line up of Military Mokes, nine in total, with a few extra Army trimmings and appeared to be unused when the photo was taken. Not a lot of information is available about the source of the photo however the features of the Mokes suggest 1968 or 1969.
Here's a nice easy job you can do in an hour or two - replace the engine steady bar bushes. While they are often forgotten, new ones can make your Moke much more pleasant to drive - and stop some bigger problems occuring later on!
Due to the photocopying prowess of Les, pages of the official Department of Defence purchasing book has been made available which detail the buying and selling of around 260 Mokes and 90 Moke trailers from 1969 to 1980.
A 10 year work in progress to restore this 1275 Australian 1981 Californian starts the story with regret and ends with a very nice and tidy Moke. Read on as Pete Power(not his real name) takes you on the journey of his restoration.