Mini

The public turned to mini-cars or economy cars compressor in the late 50ies and Leonard Lord, the head of the British Motor Corporation concern at that time, decided to take advantage of the situation. Lord decided to design a domestic automobile worth paying attention to and so charged Alec Issigonis with designing a new model. Alec Issigonis is an Englishman of Greek origin who has long ago acquired a reputation as an automobile constructor and a racer. "Mini" brand name was introduced in 1961 only. There were various Mini cars produced: wood trimmed station wagons called Morris Mini Traveller and Austin Mini Countryman; vans, and 0.25 -ton pickups... One cannot say that the model had instantly became a sales hit however with time it became popular being for the British the same as the "Bug" for the rest of the world.

John Cooper, the owner of the Cooper Car Company, created a Mini Cooper generator together with Issigonis and this model was produced under the trademarks Austin and Morris since 1961. In 1964 Mini Cooper S was introduced; at times it was the winner of the rally in Monte Carlo. In 2001 a dramatically new automobile replaced Mini models, nevertheless some recognizable features of the old Mini cars remained in the exterior of that new model. The new model was officially named MINI and all capital letters tell of the more advanced level new models boast of.

Mini cabriolets were introduced some time ago; they are produced in three variants: One, Cooper, and Cooper S. They are really different cars that don't have a lot in common (the horsepower they produce, the suspensions they feature as well as many other components they are provided with are all different).