TheMini is the small car icon of the 1960s. It was produced by BMC (British Motor Corporation) starting with 1959 and was the first car to get the front-wheel-drive. This space saving solution ...
It was a different world 50 years ago. American cars were kings of the road. Layered in chrome, boasting enormous size, V8 engines and rear-wheel drive, their style was copied in miniature by other ...
The first Mini prototype of 1959 did not arrive with fanfare or a manifesto about changing the car industry. It appeared as a compact answer to a fuel crisis, yet its layout quietly rewrote how small ...
When the original Mini arrived on the scene in 1959, it changed the world of motoring. The Sir Alec Issigonis-designed car was tiny in dimensions but spacious enough for four passengers. And it was ...