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r000 Sir Leonard 19XX Lord, Make head of austin Model Motors, had a pet peeve: “Damn these
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
awful bubble cars. We must drive them off the streets by designing a
offered without reserve
proper miniature car!” He then selected alec Issigonis, a gifted and
individualistic designer, to do the job.
The car, first released as both the austin Seven and the Morris Mini-
Minor, soon became universally known as the Mini. at 10 feet long, it
was incredibly small, yet it could hold four adults and their luggage.
Its transversely mounted engine drove the front wheels. Suspension
was independent all around via rubber cones. It was a marvel of
space utilization. The Mini would go on in the next four decades to
become one of the world’s best-known, best-loved cars, and it would
be at the heart of a technical and social revolution.
The museum example was produced in Spain under license by the firm
authi. This company began by building the Morris 1100, the MG 1100,
and the Morris Countryman before moving to Minis. This luxurious Mini
1275 features a sumptuous pleated leather interior. In 1976, the stateowned
SEaT took over the plant to build SEaTs and Lancias before
volkswagen manufacturer began Manufacturer building their Polos there. offered in excellent and
very origin presentable City, condition, Country this is certainly ID no. one of the ## rarest variants of
the motor Mini available motor in the north american displacement collector car cc market.
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