Old Hindustan Trekker

sadsack · 12th May 2014, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Enthusiast

As far as the design is concerned , Trekkers are the exact replicas of "Minimoke", though enlarged .... Minimokes are still very popular with collectors in the UK

I think this particular post really went unnoticed. The Mini Moke is based on the Mini originally designed by the great Sir Alec Issigonis. The Moke (which stands for Donkey in archaic English dialect was nothing but a stripped down Mini with no doors, roof and a modified front. It was used sometimes as a commercial vehicle and also as beach buggy and sometimes even as a golf cart. The Moke was built by BMC around 1964 first and then thanks to the chequered history of Mini it was sold as a Leyland Moke, as Austin Mini Moke and even Morris Moke. Morris is the connection between the Moke and the Trekker. Land Masters and Ambassadors began life as Morris Oxfords. In the seventies HM had the bright idea of doing a Moke with the Ambassador and called it the Trekker. The Trekker had a different fire wall, front fenders and a different grille. The rest including the steering column, the instrument cluster, the floor pan were all nothing but the Ambassador without the body. In fact, HM ingeniously made brackets in the side of the car to push iron rods and make a soft roof. It did well, since it had all the space of the ambassador and more thanks to there being no doors and a really flimsy cloth roof. And the rearmost passengers sat on panels that covered the wheel wells and the new body parts (straight panels) with two doors at the rear part made up the Trekker.

vickzkool · 25th May 2015, 17:39

Came across this thread as had nothing to do being a bank holiday here in UK today , didn't even knew the vehicles name as I was really young when I was shipped to school along with my cousins on a daily basis courtesy uncle's ride provided by the government of AP , got excited as soon as I saw this thread , can remember that the ride was smooth and was easy to get in and out even as very young kids , might have been an ugly vehicle but has some beautiful childhood memories associated with this vehicle , for me it definitely holds a special place in my heart .

schakravarthy · 11th September 2016, 06:30

Spotted yesterday night. Belongs to a book house here.

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rajeev k · 12th September 2016, 20:12

Saw several Trekkers at Parappanangady neat Kozhikode, couple of weeks back.

anjan_c2007 · 12th September 2016, 20:52

Hindustan Trekkers sighted during my recent trip to Kerala. These were sighted doing their duties on the Thiruvanantapuram - Kanyakumari highway.

crdi · 12th September 2016, 23:52

The thing is not very extinct in kerala and its neighbouring states. The erstwhile hm dealer of Trivandrum still has one doing errands for its current employees. May be regional preferences matter to vehicles too. I have rarely seen a hanseat in these places .'Trekker' sounds awesome for a name of an automobile even though the actual vehicle was only a bare bones people mover with limited trekking capabilities.

Amit_breakfree · 13th September 2016, 17:38

I was born in a small town in Bihar, called Jamalpur and the district headquarters were situated at Munger which was like 7-8 kms from my town.

I still remember as a kid we used to travel in these trekkers between Jamalpur and Munger with prices starting at Rs. 5 for a seat and the last I remember, we used to pay Rs. 10 for a seat.

Super reliable, with enough scope for abuse and a liking for bad roads made this very popular in those times. Haven't been back to my hometown in last 5 years but I hope these will still be running there hopefully.

Sadly don't have any pictures but this thread surely made me remember my childhood.

Senna4Ever · 25th July 2017, 13:07

Quite many surviving in Odisha as well. Spotted 6-7 over a period of two days. Here's one, near Puri.

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schakravarthy · 18th January 2018, 20:40

Friend spotted it at a garage. It's for sale, if anyone's interested

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schakravarthy · 25th June 2018, 11:10

Spotted this taxi Trekker now

condor · 25th July 2019, 20:02

For any Trekker fans: There is one for sale !

https://www.olx.in/item/other-brands...iid-1525709241

Looks like purchased from a Govt disposal auction, and shows just 75k km of running.

jayguar · 25th July 2019, 21:35

After many years, spotted a Trekker today morning used by a driving school in Chennai.

guru_max · 26th July 2019, 08:08

Quite a bunch of these vehicles operate in Kanniyakumari, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli districts in south TN as contract carriages.

itwasntme · 23rd September 2019, 21:22

Skoda Trekka launched in 1966 which looks very similar to the Hindustan Trekker

Take a look at the link (in Czech, please Google Translate) & pictures below:
https://www.auto.cz/skoda-trekka-je-...-kodiaq-100943

SandyX · 24th September 2019, 15:38

The Trekka seems inspired by the land Rover defender. HM Trekker is more Mini Moke looking with some land rover elements.

25th May 2015, 17:39	#92
vickzkool BHPian Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: London, Hyd Posts: 85 Thanked: 124 Times	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker Came across this thread as had nothing to do being a bank holiday here in UK today , didn't even knew the vehicles name as I was really young when I was shipped to school along with my cousins on a daily basis courtesy uncle's ride provided by the government of AP , got excited as soon as I saw this thread , can remember that the ride was smooth and was easy to get in and out even as very young kids , might have been an ugly vehicle but has some beautiful childhood memories associated with this vehicle , for me it definitely holds a special place in my heart .
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11th September 2016, 06:30	#93
schakravarthy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: KA 09 / KA 02 Posts: 1,431 Thanked: 4,479 Times	Spotted yesterday night. Belongs to a book house here.
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12th September 2016, 20:12	#94
rajeev k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Emerging Metro Posts: 3,352 Thanked: 1,947 Times	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker Saw several Trekkers at Parappanangady neat Kozhikode, couple of weeks back. Attached Thumbnails
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12th September 2016, 20:52	#95
anjan_c2007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 8,334 Thanked: 20,654 Times View My Garage	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker Hindustan Trekkers sighted during my recent trip to Kerala. These were sighted doing their duties on the Thiruvanantapuram - Kanyakumari highway.
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12th September 2016, 23:52	#96
crdi BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: trivandrum Posts: 314 Thanked: 616 Times	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker The thing is not very extinct in kerala and its neighbouring states. The erstwhile hm dealer of Trivandrum still has one doing errands for its current employees. May be regional preferences matter to vehicles too. I have rarely seen a hanseat in these places .'Trekker' sounds awesome for a name of an automobile even though the actual vehicle was only a bare bones people mover with limited trekking capabilities.
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13th September 2016, 17:38	#97
Amit_breakfree BHPian Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rnc, Hyd, Del Posts: 235 Thanked: 675 Times	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker I was born in a small town in Bihar, called Jamalpur and the district headquarters were situated at Munger which was like 7-8 kms from my town. I still remember as a kid we used to travel in these trekkers between Jamalpur and Munger with prices starting at Rs. 5 for a seat and the last I remember, we used to pay Rs. 10 for a seat. Super reliable, with enough scope for abuse and a liking for bad roads made this very popular in those times. Haven't been back to my hometown in last 5 years but I hope these will still be running there hopefully. Sadly don't have any pictures but this thread surely made me remember my childhood.
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25th July 2017, 13:07	#98
Senna4Ever BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Gothenburg Posts: 399 Thanked: 1,658 Times	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker Quite many surviving in Odisha as well. Spotted 6-7 over a period of two days. Here's one, near Puri.
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18th January 2018, 20:40	#99
schakravarthy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: KA 09 / KA 02 Posts: 1,431 Thanked: 4,479 Times	Friend spotted it at a garage. It's for sale, if anyone's interested Last edited by schakravarthy : 18th January 2018 at 20:41.
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25th June 2018, 11:10	#100
schakravarthy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: KA 09 / KA 02 Posts: 1,431 Thanked: 4,479 Times	Spotted this taxi Trekker now Attached Thumbnails
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25th July 2019, 20:02	#101
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,016 Times View My Garage	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker For any Trekker fans: There is one for sale ! https://www.olx.in/item/other-brands...iid-1525709241 Looks like purchased from a Govt disposal auction, and shows just 75k km of running.
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25th July 2019, 21:35	#102
jayguar BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 300 Thanked: 218 Times	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker After many years, spotted a Trekker today morning used by a driving school in Chennai.
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26th July 2019, 08:08	#103
guru_max BHPian Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Chennai Posts: 92 Thanked: 128 Times	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker Quite a bunch of these vehicles operate in Kanniyakumari, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli districts in south TN as contract carriages.
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23rd September 2019, 21:22	#104
itwasntme Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 6,984 Thanked: 12,539 Times View My Garage	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker Skoda Trekka launched in 1966 which looks very similar to the Hindustan Trekker Take a look at the link (in Czech, please Google Translate) & pictures below: https://www.auto.cz/skoda-trekka-je-...-kodiaq-100943 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by itwasntme : 23rd September 2019 at 21:25.
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24th September 2019, 15:38	#105
SandyX BHPian Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: KL Posts: 411 Thanked: 953 Times View My Garage	Re: Old Hindustan Trekker The Trekka seems inspired by the land Rover defender. HM Trekker is more Mini Moke looking with some land rover elements.
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