Mr Bean Mini 1000 MKIV mgb This illustration shows a 1974

This illustration shows a 1974 chrome-bumper MGB GT  with 14" Rostyle wheels

which was launched in France in May 1987 for the French Open tennis championship

in Brooklands Green

and distinctive badging

They cost £6

Mr Bean Mini 1000 MKIV mgb This illustration shows a 1974The 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