1979 Rose Mini 1100 Special 20th Anniversary Edition mgb body-coloured extended wheel arches

body-coloured extended wheel arches

This illustration shows an early Mark 1 Morris Mini Deluxe finished in Old English White

although this was technically a year too late

retiring with brake problems

The car’s simplicity led it to being modified for competition use with streamlined 2 seater bodies and uprated engines

1979 Rose Mini 1100 Special 20th Anniversary Edition mgb body-coloured extended wheel archesThe 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