1987 Mini Advantage LE White Whilst the cars wasn’t commercially

Whilst the cars wasn’t commercially successful in its heyday

800 cars produced

The E-type (known as the XK-E in North America) was based on the company's highly-successful D-type racer and was produced between 1961 and 1974

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1973 with rostyle wheels and honeycomb grille

1987 Mini Advantage LE White Whilst the cars wasn’t commerciallyThe Mini was arguably the most influential British car of the 20th century. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis and launched in 1959, the mini was in production for over 40 years. In the wake of the Suez crisis in 1956, the market for German bubble cars increased dramatically but Leonard Lord, the head of the British Motor Corporation, hated them so much he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. From being a small shopping trolley type of car, the