1992 Italian Job Mini LE 1.3 Flame Red mgb The 3-litre 3000 was a

The 3-litre 3000 was a highly successful competition car

they featured a 1275cc engine and a dashboard layout similar to the earlier 1275GT model

white piping and wire wheels

Sadly the car earned a reputation for poor handling

The Mini was arguably the most influential British car of the 20th century and this was due in no small part to the Cooper S variant and its success in international rallies

1992 Italian Job Mini LE 1.3 Flame Red mgb The 3-litre 3000 was aThe 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