Celebrating 50 Years of the Mini

The narrow streets of London made for the perfect environment for a nimble car
Courtesy of BMW

Urban Runaround
The narrow streets of London made for the perfect environment for a nimble car and its low fuel thirst made financial sense. But Issigonis's first design sketch for the Mini was drawn on a napkin while in Switzerland. The name Mini did not appear at first as the first models were marketed under two of BMC's existing brand names, Austin and Morris.

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