[color="#ffffff"> ]A few weeks ago the police stopped a motorist in Redcliffe, Brisbane, for speeding in his Subaru and found that he had the rego. plates from our Moke on his car!! Following his arrest he would not give any further details as to where he got them from. There is a reward of $7500 AUD for information leading to the safe return of this Moke. There is also a reward of $2500 AUD for info leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person/persons who stole this Moke. In case the Moke is still in the Redhill/Brisbane area please could everyone around there keep a lookout for it. It is a 1980 model which was stolen from Moololaba on the Sunshine Coast during the early hours of Tuesday 14th August. We brought this Moke over to Australia from England for a six week holiday to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. We used it for two weeks and then someone decided to steal it!! This Moke is a little bit different because it runs on LPG, the petrol tank is aluminium and is located on the drivers side with the petrol cap on the top , it is fitted with a 1275cc engine which is painted green, it has a stainless steel exhaust system, 3 branch manifold system and the gearstick has been taken off a Rover Cooper so that it comes out of the floor next to the handbrake. As you can see from the photographs it has new Minilite wheels , it also has a small green petrol can on the rear. The two seats, white with red piping, are from a Portugese Moke along with the front quarterlights where the three fixing screws that go through the bodywork are on the inside of the Moke and not on the outside like the Australian ones have (see photograph). The speedometre housing has got an oil pressure guage and a water temperature guage. On the rear of the hood the second lift-dot has got a small cut above it (see photograph). If you look at the photograph of the new front panel (Portugese type) you will see that I have put extra strengthening pieces in it. The hole where the side and flasher lamps fit are a lot bigger on the Portugese front panel. Also there are four holes in the lower half of the front panel to mount the oil cooler. There is a towing eye fitted to the front panel which has slightly damaged the bodywork during fitting. The Moke is fitted with the same. Also if you look at the photograph of the underside you can see where I have modified the floor to fit the petrol tank on the right-hand side. Please could everyone keep a lookout for this vehicle and I would be very pleased to hear from which parts of the country this is being done from. It needs to be remembered that its appearance could be changed, eg: the underside could be undersealed, bumpers, seats and wheels changed, also parts could be offered for sale from it if it is broken up. As it has now been missing since August it may be arriving in any country in the world. Please contact me if more information is required. Tel.No.+44 (0)1278786993 Email: coopercars_1999@yahoo.com
All information will be treated confidentially. Many thanks to all the people who have emailed us so far from many parts of the world. We need as much publicity as possible about our Moke so please email this item to all your friends around Australia and the rest of the world. Thank you and Don't forget the reward!
