1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Cherry Red mgb The car was also available

The car was also available in black

This illustration shows a rubber bumper roadster from 1975-80 with wire wheels in Russet Brown

There are very few cars that have achieved iconic status

the GT and the Roadster were very similar although the GT had a slightly higher roofline which allowed the beautiful coupe body to remain in perfect proportion

To our knowledge only two examples were completed and they were named Romeo and Mabel after the first three letters of their registration numbers

1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Cherry Red mgb The car was also availableThe 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,