1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Woodie Surf Blue mgb This illustration shows a 1968

This illustration shows a 1968 roadster with minilite wheels and a hard top that is based on an original model that was raced in the 1960s

This illustration shows a real car – chassis number TA2017 – that was driven by James Maurice Toulmin nicknamed the Colonel and was entered into the MG Car Club Abingdon trial in May 1939

The MGB is probably the most ubiquitous British sports car ever made

The MG midget was produced by the MG Car Company in Abingdon

This illustration shows the 1987 Mini Advantage LE

1960-62 Austin Seven Countryman Woodie Surf Blue mgb This illustration shows a 1968The 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 that he laid down the basic specification for the Mini. Over the many years that the car was in