Mini Countryman MKII Snowberry White and a race car for

and a race car for classic racers

although the coupe proved more popular for racing

500 units were built

an updated dashboard

Mini Countryman MKII Snowberry White and a race car forThe 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,