Jon Pressnell, author of ‘Mini - The Definitive History’, published by Haynes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car, has a chat with us to talk about why the Mini was such a popular vehicle in the Sixties.
The Mini was THE iconic car of the Sixties. Yet I was surprised to read in your [...]
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The first Mini was unveiled to the public on 26th August 1959, three years after the design was first sketched out on a napkin by British engineer Sir Alec Issigonis, and became THE iconic car of the Sixties. Appropriately, the brand celebrates its 50th birthday at Silverstone racetrack on the weekend of 22nd-24th May with [...]