Of all the thousands of cars in the history of motoring, none has ever united the classes in the same way as the BMC Mini. From students to pop stars, wealth (or lack of) has never been a barrier to ...

TheMini is the small car icon of the 1960s. It was produced by BMC (British Motor Corporation) starting with 1959 and was the first car to get the front-wheel-drive. This space saving solution ...

The first BMC Mini went on sale in 1959. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, it featured many of the engineering innovations that we now take for granted, such as a tranversely mounted front engine and ...

The first Mini prototype of 1959 did not arrive with fanfare or a manifesto about changing the car industry. It appeared as a compact answer to a fuel crisis, yet its layout quietly rewrote how small ...

There have been countless Mini variants launched over the past 55 years, including vans, estates and special editions. Click through our gallery and tell us which is your favourite 1959: Morris ...