Fifty years ago today the British Motor Corporation unveiled the Morris Mini Minor and Austin Seven to a bemused but receptive British public. It is no exhaggeration to say the world of motoring was changed forever by Sir Alec Issigonis‘s masterpiece. If you don’t believe me click the banner below or on this link. All [...]
When Alec Issigonis first designed and built the MINI back in 1959 the car was a huge technological leap forward. The mechanical design was duplicated on hundreds of subsequent car designs. That commitment to innovation was reiterated earlier this year with the unveiling of the all-electric MINI E. With one eye always on innovation, MINI [...]
Last Friday saw the last Poole Quay meet of this very special anniversary year. There were more MINI’s on display than ever before and South Coast New MINI were delighted to be joined at our usual pre-event rendezvous by an absolutely mint, beautifully restored, 1965 Morris MINI Traveller. You can see a gallery of photos [...]
Although Sir Alec designed and built the original MINI at Cowley (now MINI Plant Oxford) for most of it’s life the Classic MINI happily rolled off the production lines at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. Originally an Austin plant, the factory complex passed through the hands of BMC, British Leyland, BMW and eventually MG Rover. [...]
I am on leave for a fortnight. I have a few options for things that I can do while my wife is looking after her 95 year old grandmother: 1. Watch TV. 2. Play on the internet. Again. 3. Go Geocaching. 4. Go take the engine out of the dented Mini I have in the [...]
