1985 Mini Chelsea This illustration shows a chrome-bumper

This illustration shows  a chrome-bumper roadster from 1970 with 14" Rostyle wheels

and it was never a commercial success selling just 9002 cars in its 2 years of production

It also featured the clubman-style instrument binnacle

which was launched in France in May 1987 for the French Open tennis championship

1985 Mini Chelsea This illustration shows a chrome-bumperThe 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. From being a small shopping trolley type of car, the