1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Woodie Old English White To our knowledge only two

To our knowledge only two examples were completed and they were named Romeo and Mabel after the first three letters of their registration numbers

From being a small shopping trolley type of car

The Mini was arguably the most influential British car of the 20th century

John Thornley and was so named as it was considered the first of a new line of MGs

1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Woodie Old English White To our knowledge only twoThe 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