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The latest reviews & tributes to the AUSTIN MINI, add yours at the bottom.
| Year | Spec | Author | Fan Tributes to the AUSTIN MINI. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1.3 COOPER | TONY WALPOLE says... |  What can I say it was and still is the best.   |
| 1960 | - | Todd says... |  Well it has to be, hasn't it? The mini is a design classic, a cult emblem... even a film star- twice! If this car isn't in the top 100, there's something very very wrong. |
| 1959 | Cooper | Kitching says... | Unbeatable handling, quick engine, great looks, racing pedigree all at a reasonable price what else could you ask. |
| 1960 | cooper s | simon friend says... | True british classic- the underdog that took on the world and won!. |
| 1967 | cooper | francis evans says... | Top car of the day. lead the way for innovation design and gave us the new mini. also a great car to shag in the back cos you got dead close to the birds t**s. |
| 1959 | - | Mr. Rogers says... | This car was the least expensive, most economical and FUN car one could buy that has been selling well for almost 50 years--admittedly with major revisions and improvements. |
| 1959 | 1 | Doherty says... | This car was a breakthrough in small car design nd has became one of the most recognised classic cars in the world, it's a british icon. |
| 1969 | - | Lines says... | They were an innovation in car design, and the drive and handle like little rockets. Plus they look damn cool. |
| 0 | - | Mark Williamson says... | They have character which is hard to find in most modern cars. They are very easy to customise and parts are very cheap and easy to get hold of. |
| 2000 | cooper 1.3 injection | Mr. Slater says... | They are the best car ever, they are small, have excellent handling and good performance and they look really cool. |
| 1990 | - | martin krawczyk says... | They are now 45yr old and still going strong. |
| 1959 | - | mr. sharpe says... | They are noticed by everyone, most people have driven one, and they are the most well none car ever made, 45 years and still going strong. |
| 1965 | - | Mr Barr says... | The original mini, with its quirky size and brilliant engine design has spawned a host of rip-offs. However, there will only ever be one super-mini for me. Innovative, economical and fun! Who could ask for more? |
| 1959 | Cooper 1275 | Kevin Anthony Bott says... | The original bullnose Mini was an iconic car that revolutionised car design i.e. transverse engines. |
| 1975 | 1348 cooper S | mr. jones says... | The original FUN car great to drive easy to maintain and full rally street cred. |
| 1959 | Cooper | Jason Butler says... | The only lovable car ever made. |
| 1970 | - | Derek Shield says... | The nippiest little car I ever owned. |
| 1972 | - | Robert Willington says... | The mini has got to be one of the most revolutionary cars every produced. Being the first front wheel drive car and all. |
| 1960 | cooper | Andrew Soper says... | The first hot hatch. |
| 1965 | Cooper S | Randy Weeks says... | The coolest car ever - for anyone. |
| 1970 | Mini Cooper | Tony Cave says... | Such great fun to drive. |
| 1964 | 1071 S spec Cooper S | Richard Knight says... | Straight off the production line to win the worlds hardest rally.All the way from Minsk @ -40. Plus winner of saloon car championship.Also what you bought over the counter was the real job ! |
| 1960 | - | Chris Leap says... | Still turns heads - even in Italy! |
| 1964 | Cooper S 1071 cc | Gerry Fallon says... | Sporty, reliable, babe puller and very British. |
| 1965 | - | Annette Simpson says... | Small, racey and great fun. Also tall people look ridiculous in them! |
| 1965 | - | Annette Simpson says... | Small, racey and great fun. Also tall people look ridiculous in them! |
| 1968 | - | Lee Grayson says... | Small, fun, cheap and sporty car... always raises a smile. |
| 1959 | - | barnaby Ellis says... | Small fun every thing you need loads of spares cheap to run easy to fix. |
| 1959 | - | robert meechan says... | Simplicity! |
| 1990 | city | David fletcher says... | Revolutionary car. |
| 1959 | All | Mark Gameson says... | Revolutionised the small car market, innovative, fun to drive a classic in every sense. Owning/driving a Mini is like being part of your own community with the vast majority of other Mini owners acknowledging you as you pass by. And as it has been said in the past it was the car of the century. |
| 1959 | 1275gt | paul squires says... | Old minis are just in a class of ther own new bini to big too fat just not a mini. |
| 1960 | - | Kerry Linnell says... | Nippy and great to look at. All round better than the fuel guzzling behemoths being produced recently. |
| 1984 | - | Lesley Davis says... | My first real car, I have fond memories of it they were fun to drive, always reliable,(well mine was) I could park it anywhere (being a woman this function a necessity). |
| 1969 | 1.1 | derek benson says... | My first car. park it anywhere. yes I was a boy racer. |
| 1960 | - | Raymond Griffiths says... | Motorcar that revoloutionised the way cars were designed clever space saving design with brilliant handling put the fun factor into motoring. |
| 1959 | - | Tony Sharp says... | Masterpiece of engineering, Classless. chic, fun, cool, my first ever car, Anyone who was anyone had one, Jeremy Clarkson likes it, the list goes on and on. |
| 1960 | cooper s | david hughes says... | Just the best car around and the itialian job proves this. |
| 1959 | 998 | Nik Gibson says... | Just cos it is the best little car ever, such an innovative car which has held its charm for nearly half a century. |
| 1959 | all | Thomas John Games says... | Its the greatest classless car of all time and everyone has at sometime owned one. Whether they loved it or hated it they never forget it. |
| 1960 | - | Liam Remnant says... | Its a old classic style car which has class and it looks fun and is a great drive. |
| 1967 | Cooper1600 | Ian M. Lees says... | Italian Job film epitomised everything the Cooper was about, fast, sporty, racy, fun and it led to the birth of the present day Mini which is even better! |
| 1960 | - | elaine cullen says... | It's been around for ever and is about the only one that hasn't transformed its shape. It is still recognisable wherever you see it! |
| 1959 | - | Duane Ford says... | It was british built and designed, everyone has owned one, its great fun, economical and handles well. want more? |
| 1966 | cooper s | Ian hitchman says... | It is simply the best car ever built, it might not have the appeal of an exotic supercar, but any mini is so much fun to drive, and you can get away with so much more in a mini. It was also such a revolutionary car, the impact of which will probably never be seen again. |
| 1964 | cooper s mk2 1275 twin carb | John Thompson says... | Iconic mini platform & best of all the coopers, 1275 power with the sound / smell of carbs sucking in air under acceleration, plus the chance of it bursting into flames at any moment, motoring at its finest. |
| 1962 | Cooper | Mick Rouse says... | I think the mini is an embodiemnet of all that is british. They are economical, easy to repair and have LOTS of character. |