Mini Countryman MKII Almond Green The GT provided a more

The GT provided a more practical alternative to the roadster

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1973-74 with 14" wire wheels and honeycomb grille

Tommy Sopwith and Roy Salvadori

Dame Mary Quant was a British fashions designer that was instrumental in the design of the miniskirt and hotpants

Mini Countryman MKII Almond Green The GT provided a moreThe 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,