Mini Countryman Woodie MKII Almond Green mgb This drawing shows the car

This drawing shows the car in red with the classic white stripe running the length of the car and includes a helmet design in keeping with the period

Charcoal Grey and Platinum Silver

The GT was soon dubbed the poor man’s Aston Martin and seeing it next to contemporary cars

racing numbers and a fire extinguisher inside

It has also been a favourite choice of those competing in vintage racing

Mini Countryman Woodie MKII Almond Green mgb This drawing shows the carThe 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. Over the many years that the car was in production,