1962-67 Mini Countryman Surf Blue mgb This illustration shows a chrome-bumper

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1972 with 14" wire wheels

The Mini was arguably the most influential British car of the 20th century and this was due in no small part to the Cooper S variant and its success in international rallies

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

or any MG Midget enthusiast

and Honeycomb Grille in Blaze and Black cloth interior trim

1962-67 Mini Countryman Surf Blue mgb This illustration shows a chrome-bumperThe 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,