Mini Countryman MKII Sandy Beige red paintwork with contrasting white

red paintwork with contrasting white roof

despite winning on the road

The 3-litre 3000 was a highly successful competition car

and the rally instruments on the dash

Mini Countryman MKII Sandy Beige red paintwork with contrasting whiteThe 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,