BMC - The Austin Seven. Shaky, leaky, not too good in the wet (it kept cutting out). But a cross-class leveler used by Royalty, Stars and The Common Man. Sliding half windows at the front. Affordable by many.
So what did we do? The Mini brand was so strong that it was applied to a car that is not that affordable, is in no way innovative, is cramped in a new way despite being so much larger and so much faster.
What a pity that Alec Issigonis's 1959 - 2000 flawed masterpiece became the flawless, electric-windowed piece of retro nostalgia that it is today. And let's not get started on the Fiat 500.
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