1962-67 Mini Countryman Farina Grey mgb some say because the organisers

some say because the organisers wanted a French car to win

in Black with Autumn Leaf interior trim

They were called Cream Crackers because the MG Car Company had the bodies painted in cream and the wings in brown

This illustration shows an early model chrome-bumper roadster from 1964 with wire wheels

1962-67 Mini Countryman Farina Grey mgb some say because the organisersThe 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,