INTRODUCTION Mini Cooper

The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors of 1959 and 2000. The original is considered an icon of the 1960s and its compact front-wheel drive (which enable 80% of the surface of the vehicle for you to be used for passengers and luggage) did not affect an entire generation of car manufacturers

The vehicle is somehow than the British equivalent of his German contemporary, the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999, the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20 Century, behind the Ford Model T.

This distinctive two-door car was designed for BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. It was at the Long Bridge Cowley and plants produced in England, Victoria Park / Zetland British Motor Corporation (Australia) factory in Sydney, Australia, and later in Spain (AUTH), Belgium, Chile, Italy (Innocenti ), Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. The Mini Mark I had three major upgrades in the United Kingdom Mark: the II, the Clubman and the Mark III.

Within this, a series of variants, including a station wagon, van, van and a Mini Moke, a jeep-like buggy. The Mini Cooper and Cooper "S" were sportier versions that were as successful rally cars, winning the Rally Monte Carlo was four times from 1964 to 1967, although in 1966 the Mini was disqualified after the six other British competitors, the The first four cars at the end, after a questionable decision that the cars had an illegal combination lamps and headlamps used included have a prime minister under the name of Austin and Morris, the Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor was until Mini became a brand in its own right in 1969 on the market. The new Mini has been sold under the name of Austin in the 1980s.