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BACK | | Britain falls in love with the motorcar
Britain’s favourite car |
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DESCRIPTION Morris Mini-Minor car, Reg. No XEW 583
MANUFACTURER Morris Motors Ltd, Cowley, Britain
INVENTOR/DESIGNER Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis (1906 -1988), British
DATE 1959
MATERIAL Steel, glass, rubber, chrome, plastic, copper alloy, white metal alloy, paint, textile
DIMENSIONS 1300x2950x1400
PROVENANCE Private purchase in 1982.
LOCATION Thinktank
CAT. NO 1982.S.03638 | |
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Over 5 million Minis were made, this Morris Minor-Mini was the 67th to leave the production line. | © Thinktank Trust | Come and see it in the City Stories gallery at Thinktank
Record-breaking cars helped their drivers become celebrities. Other celebrity owners made the Mini a cultural icon and the most popular British car ever. Designed by Alexander Issigonis the Morris Minor-Mini was launched in 1959. It even starred in the film ‘The Italian Job’.
Britain’s major car firms never overcame their slow start and now there are none left. However, over 1.6 million cars are still made in the country by foreign firms, including the new BMW MINI. Britain stills loves cars and is the home of the world’s most successful motor sport industry. |
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