1987 Mini Advantage LE White and a 9 gallon fuel

and a 9 gallon fuel tank

and this illustration shows a one-off low drag coupe that was raced at the 1964 1000km race at the Murburgring by Peter Lindner and Peter Nocker

800 cars produced

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1973 with rostyle wheels and honeycomb grille

British Racing Green paintwork with contrasting white roof

1987 Mini Advantage LE White and a 9 gallon fuelThe 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