Mini Countryman MKII Island Blue Charcoal Grey and Platinum Silver

Charcoal Grey and Platinum Silver

This illustration shows an early model chrome-bumper roadster from 1963 with wire wheels

the actual changes were few mainly focussing on interior refinements

This illustration shows the 1984 Mini 25 Anniversary Edition

Mini Countryman MKII Island Blue Charcoal Grey and Platinum SilverThe 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,