Mini Countryman MKII Tartan Red This illustration shows the very

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

This model received a number of modifications including the 998cc engine rather than the older 848cc which improved performance but the model was officially discontinued in 1969

The Austin 7 was a small economy car produced from 1923 to 1939 by Austin in the UK and was nicknamed the Baby Austin

just 200 cars were produced and sold for £8

it was decided that BMC should produce a small number of highly-modified MGCs to compete in the Prototype class of sports car racing

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,