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British Leyland vehicles: Mini, Morris Marina, BMC ADO16, Range Rover Classic, Austin Maestro, Triumph Dolomite, Mini Moke, Austin Allegro, Triumph Sp
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| Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 63. Chapters: Mini, Morris Marina, BMC ADO16, Range Rover Classic, Austin Maestro, Triumph Dolomite, Mini Moke, Austin Allegro, Triumph Spitfire, Princess, Jaguar XJS, Rover SD1, Austin Montego, Leyland P76, Austin Maxi, Triumph Stag, Triumph TR7, Triumph Toledo, British Rail Class 155, Morris Ital, Triumph Acclaim, Austin Ambassador, Innocenti Mini, Morris Nomad. Excerpt: The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout (which allowed 80% of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of car-makers. The vehicle is in some ways considered the British equivalent to its German contemporary, the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century, behind the Ford Model T. This distinctive two-door car was designed for BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. It was manufactured at the Longbridge and Cowley plants in England, the Victoria Park / Zetland British Motor Corporation (Australia) factory in Sydney, Australia, and later also in Spain (Authi), Belgium, Chile, Italy (Innocenti), Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. The Mini Mark I had three major UK updates: the Mark II, the Clubman and the Mark III. Within these was a series of variations including an estate car, a pick-up truck, a van and the Mini Moke¿a jeep-like buggy. The Mini Cooper and Cooper "S" were sportier versions that were successful as rally cars, winning the Monte Carlo Rally four times from 1964 through to 1967, although in 1966 the Mini was disqualified after the finish, along with six other British entrants, which included the first four cars to finish, under a questionable ruling that the cars had used an illegal combination of headlamps and spotlights. Initially Minis were marketed under the Austin and Morris names, as the Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor, until Mini became a marque in its own right in 1969. The Mini was again marketed under the Austin name in the 1980s. Designed as project ADO15 (Austin Drawing Office project number 15), the Mini came about because of a fuel shortage caused by the 1956 Suez Crisis. Petrol was once again r |
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