Thursday, 6 August 2015

The Prisoner Mini-Moke HLT 709C


   In 2011 Olivier and Christiaan Bos made the remarkable discovery of ‘the Prisoner’ Mini-Moke registration number HLT 709C {seen in ‘Living In Harmony’} in a barn on a farm in the Netherlands. The idea being the eventual full restoration of the vehicle to its former glory in Village livery. 

http://www.minimag.co.uk/2011/07/29/prisoner-moke-found/ 

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/07/11/prisoner-escapee-mini-moke-from-cult-tv-series-discovered-in-a-dutch-barn/ 


    However the Vehicle, having been in possession of Olivier and Christiaan Bos since then, have now up for auction at the end of August 2015 at ‘Classic Car Auctions.’

http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/1965-morris-mini-moke


   It is hoped that the Mini-Moke will be purchased by an enthusiast of ‘the Prisoner,’ and so eventually restore the vehicle to her former glory.

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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 August 2015 at 12:33

    Hi David

    Are you planning to bid for this? Should be a nice little project to work on if you're mechanical like No.6. You could get to know every single nut and bolt!

    Love
    Nadia
    x

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    1. David Stimpson6 August 2015 at 13:48

      Hello Nadia,

      No, sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not planning to put a bid in. Firstly I'm not that mechanically minded, and secondly it will take a good deal of time, work and effort, as well as a great deal of money to fully restore the Mini-Moke.
      I hope that there is an enthusiast of 'the Prisoner,' someone with plenty of the above to fully restore the Mini-Moke because she does deserve that. The Mini Moke was a truly remarkable find back in 2011, and and it made me wonder what else there could be out there from the series, lying lost and forgotten in a dark corner somewhere.

      Very best regards
      David
      BCNU

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  2. Unknown26 April 2019 at 10:04

    Hi David....I now own the rear panel of
    the famous moke. It was too poor condition to be saved.

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  3. Unknown26 April 2019 at 10:21

    Hi David....the panel is now in Rochester Kent cheers Dave K

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    1. David Stimpson26 April 2019 at 13:38

      Hello Dave,
      That's quite a chunk of original canopy to own, the back panel, good for you. The canopy as a whole was certainly in a poor state of repair. I trust you are able to preserve the panel so that it does not deteriorate further. As that's quite a large piece of Prisoner history you have.

      TTFN
      David

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