1962-67 Mini Countryman Old English White This illustration shows a typical

This illustration shows a typical 1947 car finished in MG Red with Fawn Trim

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

and a 9 gallon fuel tank

This illustration shows a real car – chassis number TA2017 – that was driven by James Maurice Toulmin nicknamed the Colonel and was entered into the MG Car Club Abingdon trial in May 1939

1962-67 Mini Countryman Old English White This illustration shows a typicalThe 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,