1988 Mary Quant Designer Mini LE White This illustration shows a chrome-bumper

This illustration shows a chrome-bumper roadster from 1971 with 14" wire wheels

000 cars were produced and sold for £5

The MG midget was produced by the MG Car Company in Abingdon

Our illustration shows the model that was sold between 1962 to 1967 and although the badging was changed

Whilst the cars wasn’t commercially successful in its heyday

1988 Mary Quant Designer Mini LE White This illustration shows a chrome-bumperThe 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