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1964 Austin Cooper S at the 2004 Watkins Glen SVRA 1966 Morris Mini-Traveller (Mark I) Issigonis' friend John Cooper , owner of the Cooper Car Company and Formula One Manufacturers Champion in 1959 and 1960, saw the potential of the little car, and after some experimentation and testing, the two men collaborated to create a nimble, economical ...
The Mini (developed as ADO15) is a small, two-door, four-seat car produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors, from 1959 until 2000. Minus a brief hiatus, original Minis were built for four decades and sold during five, from the last year of the 1950s into the last year of the 20th century, over a single generation, as fastbacks, estates, and convertibles.
Equipment: Exacton 5x10 inch alloy wheels with 165/70x10 tyres, Mini Special wheel arch extensions, twin door mirrors, 1275 GT instrumentation and Clubman upper dash facia; Production: 2,500; The Mini Sprite was released in anticipation of the 25th anniversary of the Mini. Its name revived the old Austin-Healey name last used in 1971.
Seven (Mini) 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961) 4 848 1959 1961 Mini: 2-door saloon, Countryman (name changed from Austin Seven to Austin Mini in 1961 and then sold under the Mini marque from 1969) 4 848 997 998 1,071 1,275 1961 1969 A40 Farina Mk II: 2-door saloon, Countryman 4 1,098 172,550 1962 1967
The Pre-War Austin 7 Club The largest club purely for the Austin Seven. A7 Components Spare parts for all models of Austin 7. Austin Seven Owners Club A meeting place for owners of Austin Sevens or those interested in old cars in London and the Home Counties. Austin Seven Special Register The Register for Austin 7 based Specials.
With the threat to fuel supplies resulting from the 1956 Suez Crisis, Lord asked Alec Issigonis, who had been with Morris from 1936 to 1952, to design a small car; the result was the revolutionary Mini, launched in 1959. The Austin version was initially called the Austin Seven, but Morris' Mini Minor name caught the public imagination and the ...
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There were four Austin cars to use the Seven name: The 1909–1911 Austin 7 hp; The 1922–1939 Austin 7; The launch title of the Austin A30; The original Mini; The name Austin Seven was also used to refer to the LMS Class 7F 0-8-0 engines. The name Seven will be brought back by Mini for a visual package on the existing 3-door and 5-door Mini ...