1988 Mary Quant Designer Mini LE White and chequered branding

and chequered branding

Whilst the cars wasn’t commercially successful in its heyday

mainly focusing on interior refinements

The Mini Cooper 35 Anniversary was a special edition Mini produced in 1996 to celebrate the thirty fifth anniversary of the Mini Cooper

1988 Mary Quant Designer Mini LE White and chequered brandingThe 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 he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. From being a small shopping trolley type of car, the