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The Mini Cooper Video Ref: 1020 Price: �14.99
THE STORY OF THE GREATEST LITTLE CAR EVER MADE
When Alec Issigonis put pencil to paper and designed the Mini, little did he realise that he was in the process of revolutionising the whole of the motor industry. Since the launch of the Mini in 1959, the transverse engine with integral gearbox driving the front wheels has become the industry standard, having proved itself both as a family car and, in Mini Cooper guise, in all sectors of motorsport. The Mini Cooper Video is a celebration of the Car of the Century, exploring Cooper's origins and its pedigree through the eyes of: JOHN COOPER, the man who gave the car its name; JACK DANIELS, Issigonis' right hand man and the 'perspiration behind the inspiration'; the two men who started and professionalised BMC Competitions Department catapulting it and the Mini Cooper to world fame; MARCUS CHAMBERS and STUART TURNER; and, of course, PADDY HOPKIRK, the greatest Mini Cooper driver ever. Interlaced with the reminiscences of these men who made the Mini famous, is a huge collection of archive film, much of which has never been seen before, showing the Minis and Mini Coopers being put through their paces by such recognised Mini exponents as Paddy Hopkirk and John Love. Secret works film of testing sessions show why the Mini Cooper gained its giant-killing reputation
Duration: 55 minutes approximately
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