launched by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) in 1959. Forty years later, on the eve of the millennium, the Mini was voted the second-most influential car of the entire twentieth century. Issigonis ...

Those years therefore mark the beginning and end of what might be called the BMC era, which we’re looking at here through the cars introduced by the conglomerate during that period. BMC was a ...

3-door 4-seater hatchback. Stylish Italian mini-car by Bertone on standard BMC Mini platform and all front-drive running gear. The 90 had 49bhp and 1 litre, 120 had 65bhp from 1.3, and the De Tomaso ...

The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months, including readers' favourites, news events and those yarns that gave us a glimpse into rural lives and ...