1987 Mini Advantage LE White mgb This illustration shows an early

This illustration shows an early model chrome-bumper roadster from 1964 with standard ventilated steel discs

This drawing shows the car in red with the classic white stripe running the length of the car and includes a helmet design in keeping with the period

Whilst the standard model was finished in plain steel

Body-coloured extended wheel arches

1987 Mini Advantage LE White mgb This illustration shows an earlyThe 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