1990 Rover Mini Studio 2 mgb and distinctive branding

and distinctive branding

000 cars were produced and sold for £5

Our drawing features a competition model that competed in the 1953 Le Mans race – the two works entries finished second and third in class

This illustration is inspired by those race-winning Sprites

This illustration shows a 1968 MGC-GT finished in sandy beige

1990 Rover Mini Studio 2 mgb and distinctive brandingThe 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