Mini Countryman MKII Almond Green the Seven was dropped in

the Seven was dropped in 1962 with the car becoming simply the Austin Mini Countryman

Charcoal Grey and Platinum Silver

Mike Hawthorn

Sadly the car earned a reputation for poor handling

Mini Countryman MKII Almond Green the Seven was dropped inThe 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,