[eye30]

 There's not much that hasn’t already been said about the original Mini. It was an engineering masterpiece that outlasted many cars from the same era, while quickly establishing itself as the car to be seen in if you were even the tiniest bit famous.

It’s only when one is parked next to a modern BMW Mini do you fully appreciate the genius of its creator, Sir Alec Issigonis. Small and cramped by today’s standards, at the time the Mini offered full-on family motoring for those on a modest budget. With a compact engine and transmission under the bonnet, there was room in the cabin for four plus a useful boot with its trademark drop-down lid.

Everyday classic: The Mini ? style for the masses and the showbiz set - BT

[CraigB]

Thanks for that artical I loved my Mini and still miss her, it was the nippiest car I've ever owned and was a hell of a lot of fun...even more special was the look on the V8 drivers faces when my Mini just ate another one

[rustynutz]

I enjoyed the "comments"... 

[Dazzler]

I enjoyed the "comments"... 

thanks for the heads up Rusty! Some good reading there.. 

[Shambles]

Yeah, those comments were great, especially the pokey stuff about "ray" and his googling


I'd love to have had CraigB's mini on my driveway 

[Johnno]

yep, my first car was a 997cc cooper