Did I know about a Moke copy from Barbados called the CariMoke? Reader Henk van Brakel asked me this and I had to admit I'd never heard of it. But I when I had a look at the pictures that Henk attached it seemed clear to me that this was a Jimini 2 with another name. Or was it? A closer look to the photographs of the car being built by a company named Evolution Cars showed that the bodies were actually made there, too. So a different car after all, not even assembled locally but scratch-built or so it seems. Still probably a Jimini 2 built under a licence? The factory pictures are made by P. Braun in 1998 on the island of Barbados. I would love to find out a little more about these cars.
They do remind me of that other Caribbean built Moke interpretation, seen previously here and here...
They do remind me of that other Caribbean built Moke interpretation, seen previously here and here...
A Jimini 2 on Barbados. But actually it is a Evolution Cars CariMoke, built locally
Picture P. Braun / Flickr, via Henk van Brakel
Freshly laminated bodies ready to receive their mechanicals on Barbados in 1998
Picture P. Braun / Flickr, via Henk van Brakel
Mini engines and front suspensions in their subframes ready to go in in Evolution Cars' factory
Update: Hang on, they aren't Mini mechanicals! What are they, and were these used for the CariMoke or did that come with Mini engines after all?
Picture P. Braun / Flickr, via Henk van Brakel
Evolution Cars of Barbados appeared to fully produce these cars, probably under a licence?
Picture P. Braun / Flickr, via Henk van Brakel
Moulds seem to suggest that even the bodies were made locally on the island of Barbados
Picture P. Braun / Flickr, via Henk van Brakel
The finished product: the CariMoke is different in detail to the Jimini 2. Note tall windscreen
Picture P. Braun / Flickr, via Henk van Brakel
This CariMoke uses the same grille shape and simple front bumper as a Jimini. Other (later?) cars appear to have an oval shaped grille and moulded bumpers, as well as a different windscreen (above)
Picture via Henk van Brakel
Chassis plate shows Evolution Cars Ltd. Chassis number 10029 suggests at least 29 cars were made
Picture via Henk van Brakel
In the introduction and below the first picture you talk about Revolution Cars but the chassis plate clearly talks Evolution Cars.
ReplyDeleteAmended now, thank you
DeleteHi Jeroen,
ReplyDeleteI know some details about the story and I have even found one car were saved, and waiting for rconstruction some years ago, and I even have some pics about the changes, and details of the modification, and the background story! :)
Do you remember when we talked about to share our data? :)
Hi we have a Carimoke SL in Antigua, looking to indentify the engine for a new carb, slowley rebuilding all the parts bought it new in 1997 Pls send any links or help cheers
ReplyDeletehow do i post pictures?