Title
Austin Seven Countryman, c1961. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Austin Seven Countryman, c1961. In 1957 BMC commissioned Alec Issigonis to design a new small car, following his success with the Morris Minor. Popularly known as the Mini, this innovative model popularised many design features still common today. Driving the front wheels, its transverse mounted engine, with the gearbox beneath, removed the space-consuming transmission tunnel. Styling was minimalist, in sharp contrast to the transatlantic fins and chrome of the fifties. The Countryman, as pictured here, was an estate version of the car.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum
Date
1961
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum
Reference
HRM19A87_362
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
54,0Mb (1,5Mb) / 16,6in x 12,6in / 4993 x 3780 (300dpi)