A look at the history of the 'Mini Trac', a beautiful and bizarre attempt at crossing a Mark 1 Mini with snow-capable tracks! It was mad, quirky and a pretty big failure.

A massive thank you to both Watto at the BMC Experience Reloaded for sharing with me the articles and photos used in this video and to Ian White for his incredible work in researching and documenting this amazing piece of footage. Without his dedication, the Mini-Trac would have probably faded like so many things into the mists of time.

Link to Art!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/litz...

Credits & References

Original Research & Writing by Ian White

Photo & References kindly provided by the BMC Experience -   / bmcexperience  

VWs in Antarctica
http://www.clubvw.org.au/antarctic-vws

Antarctica New Zealand -
https://adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

New Article about Terry & Recar -
https://www.theage.com.au/national/vi...

Waltzing Matilda
https://www.gregwapling.com/hotrod/la...

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - Australia's Search for a Vehicle
02:19 - Bugs in Antarctica
03:07 - Terry O' Hare & Recar
04:13 - Finding a Suitable Vehicle
04:46 - The Perfect Candidate.
05:39 - The Mini Track is Born
06:01 - Design & Alterations
09:29 - Initial Testing
09:54 - Next Stop Antarctica
10:24 - Performance & Operation
11:17 - Issues & Failure
12:00 - Where Are They Now?
14:04 - Outro
14:30 - waffling on for a bit

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