Mini Countryman MKII Snowberry White featuring an 848cc engine giving

featuring an 848cc engine giving a top speed of just 69mph with the 0-60 “sprint” taking a glacial 33

although the coupe proved more popular for racing

although it wasn’t so named until the Mk2 arrived

and a race car for classic racers

Mini Countryman MKII Snowberry White featuring an 848cc engine givingThe 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. Over the many years that the car was in production,