1962-67 Mini Countryman Woodie Island Blue This illustration shows a V8

This illustration shows a V8 MGB-GT with rubber bumpers and the distinctive alloy road wheels

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1962-67 Mini Countryman Woodie Island Blue This illustration shows a V8The 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 that he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. Over the many years that the car was in