1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Woodie Surf Blue these days original cars sell

these days original cars sell for up to $6 million

Because it was 40 inches high

some say because the organisers wanted a French car to win

This illustration shows an early model chrome-bumper roadster from 1966 with wire wheels

1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Woodie Surf Blue these days original cars sellThe 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 that he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. Over the many years that the car was in