The History of the Mini - Full Documentary

A full documentary revealing the original Mini's forward thinking design at the time and also where the future of MINI is going, this video was from the year 2003.

[IamMagPie]

When buying my first car, I considered a number of manufacturers and brands. After a test drive of a Gen2 New MINI (R56), I was instantly attracted to the design and driver experience. After some research, I found the Gen1 New MINI (R53) to be even more exciting with its supercharger whine. Later, I have started loving the Classic MINI as well, and hope to get one some day. But rather than being angry at "ze Germans", I would like to thank BMW for beliving in MINI and keeping it alive. The design of the R53 is fantastic. There is room enough for both the Classic and the New MINI in the world.

[flamingfrancis]

What a great history the original Morris Cooper and Morris Cooper S had. Not only winning Euro Rally Championships but also great results on the track. Here in Australia the Cooper S took out the first nine placings in the 1966 famous Bathurst 500 (now Bathurst 1000). That's both outright places and Class C places.

[thetreblerebel]

The Morris Mini is as Iconic as the Model T. It's a benchmark in design that lives today in most FWD cars

[BigFanofCars]

The Mini is one of my favourite cars of all time!

[generalsquirrel]

Funfact about the classic mini. The devision (est 1975) that made the bodies became an independent company after it was acquired from bmw in 2001. They still make Classic mini shells to this day with the same jig you see in the video.


The company is called british motor heritage (not sponsored)

[MissionForward]

The Mini S in Electric Blue looks exactly like my 2004 R53 with only minor

Awesome

LET'S MOTOR!

[realazduffman]

Makes me want to go to Italy and heist a shipment of gold

[HobbiesRfun]

The Mini was to the auto industry, what the Beatles were to the music industry. Both British, and both revolutionary.

[xtreme_ideas]

The old design's suitable for rights hand drive. It's been iconic car from British. Changed it, it will like you drives ordinary car.😊

[GuestOfGregoryHouse]

Still don't like the new Mini. It's not a Mini, it's a fatty.

[crashbox]

The car at 2.22 is a Morris Oxford Series MO, not a Morris Minor. Just saying.

[isaacl]

Love how cars so simple to make back then cars now a days he’ll nah, I wish I owned a custom mini turbo from the 60’s and make it awd

[wickiezulu]

Prefer the original Mini though much should have been done to update and improve it over the course of its production run.

[johnh]

Could anyone tell me what the last year of production was for the famous Austin Mini ?

[thetreblerebel]

Put a Honda K engine in one of these and you have a formidable hatch back!!

[Pablothebiscuit]

It couldnt have been from the year 2000 because the modern mini was placed into the showrooms in 2001 and the narrator says that the modern mini was given the best car of the year award in 2003! Great video tho thanks man!

[barrymcintosh]

LOVED my Mini and so did the girls lol/

[franciscomacias]

They should give the supercharger option on newer mini's they would sell like hell

[unigateman]

I am a MINI fan, I had my first mini in 1979 an 850. J registered 1971. SO on to 2017 I now own a 1971 COOPER S and a 2004 MINI COOPER S R53, the first and last of the real mini's. From 2006 BMW lost all sense of reality, the mini has become fat and ugly powered by peugeot. I deal in classic cars and if any of you guys are looking for an addition to your MINI classic, buy a MINI R53 Cooper S, prices are already rising. A Good R53 will be more expensive than a R56.

[enohamor]

One day I will own you, Mini! Whether countryman or the S. I will!