Large and Small

This year marks the 60TH birthday of the BMC Mini. Of course, you may ask ‘why am I mentioning Minis in a 4WD mag?’ Do so though and I have a ready answer in the fact that the Mini’s truly breakthrough design inspired the rapid change to front-drive cars and the now ubiquitous mostly transverse-engined 2 & 4WD SUVs you may well be driving today.

And, even though the wee cars sat on tiny 10-inch (yes, a