1992 Italian Job Mini LE 1.3 British Racing Green With a 7 litre V8

With a 7 litre V8 upfront this was a real muscle car

This illustration shows a typical 1947 car finished in Sequoia White with Green Trim

the head of the British Motor Corporation

the car was available as a roadster and a GT

1992 Italian Job Mini LE 1.3 British Racing Green With a 7 litre V8The 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