1962-67 Mini Countryman Woodie Island Blue mgb just 200 cars were produced

just 200 cars were produced and sold for £8

The rear seat back could also be folded to give a large luggage platform accessed from the stylish rear tailgate

This drawing shows a version used in the 1953 London Trophy race held at Crystal Palace and includes a helmet design in keeping with the period

This illustration shows a 1968 roadster with minilite wheels and a hard top that is based on an original model that was raced in the 1960s

This illustration shows a typical 1947 car finished in Black with Red Trim

1962-67 Mini Countryman Woodie Island Blue mgb just 200 cars were producedThe Mini was arguably the most influential British car of the 20th century. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis and launched in 1959, the Mini was in production for over 40 years. In the wake of the Suez crisis in 1956, the market for German bubble cars increased dramatically but Leonard Lord, the head of the British Motor Corporation, hated them so much that he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. Over the many years that the car was in