1962-67 Mini Countryman Tartan Red 195 in 1994

195 in 1994

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1971 with 14" wire wheels

although it wasn’t so named until the Mk2 arrived

Few car enthusiasts would fail to recognise the classic lines of the Ford GT40

1962-67 Mini Countryman Tartan Red 195 in 1994The 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,