Hello all you foreigners- we invesnted the FRONT WHEEL DRIVE TRANSVERSE ENGINE LAYOUT! just sad the pompous englis stupid management pissed it all away to the Germans...I mean can you imagine Japan letting Toyota go to the Chinese??
If you watch the mini safety vide thing on here he says it had terrible accident safety and the designer of the mini said "I design my cars which such good steering, brakes and handling, that if a driver gets into an accident, it's there own fault" lol Sir Alec issigonis, what a ledge :)
@117246 Kidding aside, it fits 2 spare tires and a small uhaul size box, as well the battery and 5 gallon gas tank all in the trunk of the vehicle .. if you fold down the rear seat you can also push a pair of skis through the back, the Mini had a hole cutout for this purpose.
Hello all you foreigners- we invesnted the FRONT WHEEL DRIVE TRANSVERSE ENGINE LAYOUT! just sad the pompous englis stupid management pissed it all away to the Germans...I mean can you imagine Japan letting Toyota go to the Chinese??
pennypacker93 2 months ago
If you watch the mini safety vide thing on here he says it had terrible accident safety and the designer of the mini said "I design my cars which such good steering, brakes and handling, that if a driver gets into an accident, it's there own fault" lol Sir Alec issigonis, what a ledge :)
kinkycouple91 3 months ago
this mini doesnt have 0:52
morganjps 4 months ago
@oneleggedtog No car had head restraints until the late '60s. The idea was not to have accidents!
boo66 11 months ago
the very start of that clip features a toy mini....corgi??
shiodax 11 months ago
How come these English ads talk about "miles per hour?"
oldcremona 1 year ago
@oldcremona because we measure distance in miles
xXGreyWolf 1 year ago
@xXGreyWolf ok I thought all of Europe was on the metric system--I must be mistaken.
oldcremona 1 year ago
@oldcremona Where d'you think America got its miles from?
boo66 11 months ago
0:48 narrator had a DJ remix there XD
TopGearrules 1 year ago
0:50 what happend?
Goomba1002 1 year ago
thats so cool loving seeing the original ads..
jewses 2 years ago
The car depicted is left-hand drive.
Perhaps that film-clip was re-voiced in other languages for the european markets.
OzzInter 3 years ago 2
Great! but the large trunk is only big enough for a spare tire haha
117246 4 years ago
@117246 Kidding aside, it fits 2 spare tires and a small uhaul size box, as well the battery and 5 gallon gas tank all in the trunk of the vehicle .. if you fold down the rear seat you can also push a pair of skis through the back, the Mini had a hole cutout for this purpose.
starlord 1 year ago
@starlord The hole cut out in the boot was for assembly at the factory, there was also a similar hole in the firewall, (behind the speedo).
When the mini was built, it was constantly rotated through 360 degrees.
gotobedandtickler 1 year ago
Better than you think... I've got a standard 1960 Austin Mini 850 which cruised back from Newquay to North Wales at 75 / 80
edgar1960 4 years ago 2
What are they like at 70 mph?
thomasking55 5 years ago
very loud, but you still feel in control despite what a lot of people (hu probably have never drivn a mini) think.
jewses 2 years ago
@thomasking55 Noisy at 70 but still excellent roadholding.
boo66 11 months ago
Great archive! Would be worth doing a higher res version.
tvfilmglamdirector 5 years ago
What a great advert !
nicol1955 5 years ago 2