Mini Cooper Sport 500 British Racing Green the GT and the Roadster

the GT and the Roadster were very similar although the GT had a slightly higher roofline

Sadly the car earned a reputation for poor handling

the Mini was disqualified from the event on a technicality

000 units were built

Mini Cooper Sport 500 British Racing Green the GT and the RoadsterThe 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