Mini Countryman MKII Almond Green mgb the MGA won numerous regional

the MGA won numerous regional and national championships

More than 100

This illustration shows a 1969 chrome bumper MGB GT with standard ventilated steel discs

This illustration shows an early model chrome-bumper roadster from 1964 with standard ventilated steel discs

and the rally instruments on the dash

Mini Countryman MKII Almond Green mgb the MGA won numerous regionalThe 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,