Timeless Classic
What would you consider the greatest
British car of all time? The Land Rover? Jaguar? Oh, of coursethe Austin Mini-
according to a poll carried out by Autocar.
The Mini is a vehicle that’s demand has
never really slumped; in fact it’s on the rise. By 2015, the UK will be
producing two million Austin Minis, beating the previous record of 1.92 million
manufactured in the year of 1972. It’s a car so popular abroad, that 80% of the
vehicles produced will be exported.
The Austin
Mini, designed by Alec Issigonis more than 10-foot long and yet would
be able to seat four adults. Despite how we recognise the vehicle today, it
only began to gain popularity when celebrities started to drive it and after
the famous film The Italian Job (1969).
It’s a British icon described as “was one
of the most remarkable cars ever built”- Autocar editor, Steve Cropley.
[images courtesy of
newspress from Mini World Magazine]
Mini Cooper S
[image courtesy of
newspress]
Mini: A Century of
car-making in Oxford
[image courtesy of
newspress from British Motor Industry Heritage Trust]
First production of
the Mini Minor- 1959
[image courtesy of
newspress from CMW Imaging]
Birmingham gets a
taste of the original Italian Job
[image courtesy of
Scott Edwards on Flickr]
Mr Bean Mini in a
police chase - Goodwood Revival 2009
[image courtesy of
newspress]
Last Longbridge
Mini up for sale- recovered from the Longbridge tunnels in 2012
[image courtesy of
newspress]
The all-new MINI
Paceman
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