«Wir hatten ganz einfach kein Geld» Alec Issigonis hatte die Automobilwelt 1949 mit dem Morris Minor, 1959 mit dem Mini gleich doppelt revolutioniert. Damit hatte der Mann mit den griechisch-türkisch...
The story of how Alec Issigonis and others at BMC created the Mini – along with the stories of its post-release cultural impact – are rather well known, but this 1994 documentary, “ Mini: Wizardry on...
Sir Alec Issigonis and his Mini at Longbridge, 1964; i mage courtesy of The British Sports Car Hall of Fame Established three years ago, the Petersburg, Virginia-based The British Sports Car Hall of ...
Front-wheel drive had been done before, of course. Even the transverse engine front-wheel-drive layout predated the Mini. However, as this 1961 BMC video via British Pathe notes, Alec Issigonis’ triu...