BMC 1100/1300 (1962-1974)
The Morris Minor was a huge success, but it was the Mini that really showed the genius of Alec Issigonis. It wasn’t the first car to employ front-wheel-drive, and nor was it the first to mount an engine transversely to save space, but the way it combined these elements was unique. With a wheel at each corner and clever attention to maximising interior space, it set a new blueprint.
It was therefore no surprise that Issigonis would expand on the formula. The purest repurposing was probably the first – the