Mini Countryman MKII Tartan Red This illustration shows the very

This illustration shows the very first production mini – the morris mini-minor

From being a small shopping trolley type of car

the MGA won numerous regional and national championships

Mechanically

Mini Countryman MKII Tartan Red This illustration shows the veryThe 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,