1962-67 Mini Countryman Clipper Blue mgb This illustration shows a 1966

This illustration shows a 1966 chrome bumper MGB GT with standard ventilated steel discs

The car was based on the LE model

in Black with Autumn Leaf interior trim

The MGA was produced in Abingdon

retiring with brake problems

1962-67 Mini Countryman Clipper Blue mgb This illustration shows a 1966The 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,