Alec Issigonis
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Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis was a British-Greek automotive designer. He designed the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and voted the second most influential car o
Thinktank Birmingham Issigonis A
Letterhead of the Issigonis factory in Smyrna (modern İzmir), 1910
Lightweight Special, British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire
The Mini as a British icon
Austin Maxi
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The Austin Maxi is a medium-sized, 5-door hatchback family car that was produced by Austin and later British Leyland between 1969 and 1981.
Alec Issigonis
…also with the Hydrolastic suspension system, as the Austin 1800 in October 1964.The same principle was carried over for his next production car the Austin Maxi, however, by then he had become more aware of the cost considerations of vehicle manufacture and warranty costs which were crippling BMC. It certainly…
1980 BL Maxi MkII 1750 HLS
Austin Maxi MkI (left) and MkII (right)
The interior of a left hand drive French model
Maxi based Aquila at 1973 Motor Show