1962-67 Mini Countryman Woodie Island Blue mgb This illustration shows a typical

This illustration shows a typical 1947 car finished in Black with Red Trim

just 200 cars were produced and sold for £8

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1973 with rostyle wheels and honeycomb grille

This illustration shows a typical example of the road-going car

The drawing includes a helmet design in keeping with the period

1962-67 Mini Countryman Woodie Island Blue mgb This illustration shows a typicalThe 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 that he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. Over the many years that the car was in