WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sixty years ago, driving changed forever. The year was 1959. The first Barbie Doll was introduced, The Twilight Zone premiered on television, the first American ...

26 August 1959: The Austin Seven and Mini-Minor - two versions of the same car - can carry four passengers with speed and economy The British Motor Corporation to-day announces two new small cars ...

In 1959 Mini changed the world. The Mini’s innovative design, the result of an inspired decision by chief engineer Alec Issigonis to mount its engine transversely across the front of the car and send ...

Mini will be kicking off production in the Netherlands, a country that hasn’t built a Mini-badged machine since 1966. In honor of this event, BMW Group Classic, the team responsible for all the cars ...

When the original Mini arrived on the scene in 1959, it changed the world of motoring. The Sir Alec Issigonis-designed car was tiny in dimensions but spacious enough for four passengers. And it was ...