In 1959, the original Mini Cooper popularized an engineering breakthrough that nearly every automaker uses today.
The first Mini, a revolutionary small car designed the British Motor Corporation (BMC), was unveiled to the press on August 18, 1959, at the Chobham test track in Surrey, England. The public launch ...
The original Mini Cooper S debuted in 1961 and almost immediately began to see motorsports success, with one victory cementing both Mini and John Cooper as hatchback heroes: the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally ...