1959 Austin Mini Seven Size:L: 100 x 80cm Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and General Francois Anthoine

showing a steam engine

showing Time expiring

St Magnus the Martyr and the Monument from the south west with boats on the River Thames

looking up the River Thames

1959 Austin Mini Seven Size:L: 100 x 80cm Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig1959 Austin Mini Seven. In 1957 BMC commissioned Alec Issigonis to design a new small car, following his success with the Morris Minor. Popularly known as the Mini, this innovative model popularised many design features still common today. Driving the front wheels, its transverse mounted engine, with the gearbox beneath, removed the space consuming transmission tunnel. Styling was minimalist, in sharp contrast to the transatlantic fins and chrome of