1. The Mini: Small on the outside, big inside

2. End 1950’s: Suez Crisis in GB => fuel shortage
need: small car
1957: the Mini designed by Alec Issigonis for BMC
2 doors, 4 seats, large boot
= Small in appearence but spacious inside!

3. Configuration: - transverse engine = cranshaft
side-to-side to the wheels
- front-wheel drive = engine
drives the front wheels
would influence car makers
Started in the UK => spread all over the world
Beginning: names = “Austin” & “Morris”
1961: name = “Mini”

4. 1960’s: Cultural icon + fashion statement
celebrities owned a Mini Cooper

5. “The most popular Bristish car ever made” Several variants of the Mini
Appears in movies
eg: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
A lot of awards:
“Car of the Century”, 1995
“Number One Classic Car of All Time”, 1996
5,3 million sold
“The most popular Bristish car ever made”
Several variants of the Mini

6. Sports versions: won 3 times the Monte Carlo Rally in the 1960’s
The Mini Countryman The Mini Pick-up
Sports versions: won 3 times the Monte Carlo Rally in the 1960’s

7. 2001: production stopped
BMW took over the brand name
“NEW MINI” or “BMW MINI”
Some people are sceptical
But majority likes the new car: safer
Several models available on the market:
eg: Mini Cooper Convertible

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