Mini Trac - The Amazing Tracked Mini Built for Antarctica
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 Twitter......................► / calumraasay Instagram................► / calumraasay Website....................►http://calumgillies.com
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