1992 Italian Job Mini LE 1.3 Flame Red mgb The 3-litre 3000 was a

The 3-litre 3000 was a highly successful competition car

white piping and wire wheels

The 6 cylinder MGC was not a commercial success

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1973-74 with 14" wire wheels and honeycomb grille

1992 Italian Job Mini LE 1.3 Flame Red mgb The 3-litre 3000 was aThe 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