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Description: | Morris Mini-Minor car, 1959, sectioned. Launched on 26 August 1959, the Mini was born of the need for fuel economy following the Suez Crisis of 1956. It was designed as the smallest possible, civilised, four-seat car. Powered by a four cylinder, 848cc, 37 bhp engine, the car has a four-speed gearbox operating in the engine sump, driving the front wheels through Rzeppa constant velocity joints. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | private cars | Temporal: | 1959 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | British Motor Corporation | Identifier: | http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/grab... | Go to resource |
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