The AEM (Automotive Engineering and Manufacturing) Scout was a
Welsh
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-built
Mini Moke
The Mini Moke (styled "MOKE") is a small, front-wheel-drive utility and recreational convertible, conceived and manufactured as a lightweight military vehicle by British Motor Corporation (BMC), and subsequently marketed for civilian use unde ...
type utility vehicle, with,
zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodic t ...
-coated
bodywork and totally different styling not to mention the radically different method of production. It was made for only one year, 1987, in
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Ty ...
, South Wales.
The running gear was based on the Mini, with a Mini engine, transmission, front subframe and
Hydragas suspension.
The Scout, a particularly unsuccessful Mini based kit car had a remarkably chequered history having previously been made by Import Export of Spalding, Lincolnshire between 1983 and 1985 and after the demise of AEM the design was taken up by The Sun Motor Company of Solihull from 1990 to 1991. Six wheel versions were also made.
Universally, fans of genuine Mini Mokes, point out that this is a kit-car, not an updated or unique version of the BMC
Mini Moke
The Mini Moke (styled "MOKE") is a small, front-wheel-drive utility and recreational convertible, conceived and manufactured as a lightweight military vehicle by British Motor Corporation (BMC), and subsequently marketed for civilian use unde ...
.
See also
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References
External links
AEM Scout Owners' Group Facebook page
Kit cars
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Wales
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