1962-67 Mini Countryman Surf Blue mgb Delivered in a strong cardboard

Delivered in a strong cardboard postal tube

000 MGAs were sold with the majority being exported

Built from 1962 to 1980 in Abingdon

British Racing Green

This drawing shows the car in iconic livery as driven by Stirling Moss in the 1959 Tourist Trophy at Goodwood

1962-67 Mini Countryman Surf Blue mgb Delivered in a strong cardboardThe 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. Over the many years that the car was in production,