The Last Classic Mini - 2000 Mini Cooper Sport 500 Red Built between 1959 until 1967

Built between 1959 until 1967 as a collaboration between Austin and Donald Healey

black piping and wire wheels

the standard car was considered too soft so the lightweight version was developed which reduced the weight considerably through the use of aluminium panels and plexiglass

This illustration mimics the successful track version of the car that came to dominate saloon car racing of the era

The Last Classic Mini - 2000 Mini Cooper Sport 500 Red Built between 1959 until 1967The 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