15 Things You Didn't Know About MINI

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fifteen things you didn't know about mini welcome to a Lux calm the place where future billionaires come to get inspired hello a Luxor's and welcome to another exciting original video presented by English comm today we're revealing some interesting and surprising facts about many one of the most popular and successful British car brands in history the idea for the mini was born out of the need for more fuel-efficient cars due to the fuel shortage caused by the 1956 Suez Crisis alec is a gonna was tasked by the head of the British Motor Corporation to create a proper miniature car that would save on gas and be affordable for everyone the first mini called the Marquand mini was officially introduced to the public on august 26 1959 the mini was marketed under two names Austin and Morris until many became the official marquee name in 1969 the car was an immediate hit and sales took off not only in Britain but in countries around the world the iconic mini soon became a favourite with a number of celebrities and even royalty including David Bowie Mick Jagger the Beatles Kate Moss Princess Margaret and Twiggy the Mini Cooper and Cooper s were also successful on the racing circuit winning the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 65 and again in 1967 BMW acquired the MINI brand when it became the owner of the rover group in 1994 and although they sold off most of the rover group in 2000 they retained the rights to build cars using the mini name the production of the original Mini ended in 2000 and BMW released the first of the new generation of many vehicles that same year modern mini models include the mini hatch the MINI Clubman the MINI Countryman the mini coupe the MINI Roadster the mini paceman the mini John Cooper Works and the mini electric hybrid if you're new here welcome be sure to subscribe and follow us on instagram at a luxe mini has earned its place as being one of the most iconic distinctive and endearing car brands in the world and it's no surprise that many has maintained its popularity over the decades of production so let's take a closer look at this incredibly successful car brand with the 15 things you didn't know about Mini number one the original mini design was drawn on a napkin mini designer Alec Issigonis drew the original design of the car on a napkin while dining in a restaurant the fairly detailed sketch included some notes as well including the fact that the car should be able to fit into a 10 by 4 foot box the napkin sketch was used by Alex colleague to create mechanical diagrams and the design took off from there number 2 Kevin Spacey bought the last classic mini Kevin loves the many so much that he paid 130 thousand dollars for the privilege to own the last classic mini he also got in a bidding war with Hugh Grant over another Mini Cooper that was auctioned off to raise money for Elton John's AIDS charity he ended up paying 120 thousand dollars for that car the minis are his preferred vehicles to drive around him and he even named his dog Minnie after the cars number 3 the most people that have ever fit into a Classic Mini is 27 the world record for the most people to ever fit in a Classic Mini was achieved back in 2014 when 27 people were crammed into a classic mini model in the UK during the Brighton mini run the annual mini convoy from London to Brighton number 4 the first electric mini was created for the Italian Job one of the more recent films that the new generation of minis was heavily featured in was the 2003 film The Italian Job starring Jason Statham Mark Wahlberg Charlize Theron Seth Green and mos def a total of 32 minis were used during filming when production was told by Los Angeles authorities that they would not be allowed to use cars with gas-powered engines in the Metro tunnel they had to get creative and ended up producing the very first electric powered minis number five the highest price ever paid for a mini at auction was $197,000 the most ever paid for a mini at auction was 197 thousand dollars which was the winning bid for the original mini that won Britain's RAC rally in 1965 and the Scottish rally in 1966 after sitting for 30 years the car was carefully restored to original condition at the time of its sale it only had four thousand eight hundred and twenty five miles on the odometer number six the mini was named as the second most influential car of the century in 1999 the mini received the great honor of being named by the global automotive elections foundation as the second most influential car of the 20th century the international award for the car of the century was presented after an elaborate decision-making process in which 700 car models were carefully considered it was ultimately decided that the Model T Ford would take the first place and the mini would take the second number seven it is the most popular British car ever made the mini was introduced in 1959 and 500 thousands of them have been sold by 1962 the millionth car was sold in 1965 which made it the first British automobile model ever to sell more than 1 million cars a total number of five million three hundred and eighty-seven thousand eight hundred and sixty two minis were sold in its production run with more than 1.5 million of those being sold in Britain alone this makes the Mini the most popular British car ever made number eight over 500,000 minivans were sold one unique body style that many introduced in 1960 was the minivan the panel then was a slightly longer version of the original Mini with no side windows and a weight of less than one tonne it was an even more affordable version to the Mini since it was classified as a commercial vehicle and therefore did not require a sales tax a total of 520 1000 494 of the vans were built and sold over the 23 years of its production run number nine miniskirts were named after the many several designers have been credited with the invention of the miniskirt but the one most commonly given credit is london-based designer Mary Quant she says that the skirt was inspired by and named after her favorite make of car the mini number 10 the mini was one of Enzo Ferraris favorite cars Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari was a big fan of the mini it was one of his favourite cars to drive during the 60s and reportedly his first Austin Mini Cooper was delivered to him personally by the designer Alek is a gone' if you want to learn more about the cars and company bearing Enzo's name click on the upper right hand corner to check out our video of 15 things you didn't know about Ferrari number 11 George Harrison had a magical mystery tour Mini Cooper in 1965 George Harrison of the Beatles had his metallic black Mini Cooper S repainted in red and gold with psychedelic pictures to be featured in the band's film the magical mystery tour after the film was released the mini was given to Eric Clapton as a gift and he kept it a while before returning it to Harrison who remained the owner until his death in 2001 his bandmate Paul McCartney also owned a mini a green 65 radford cooper s which his friend actually crashed when he let him borrow it number 12 all the celebrities in their 2016 Super Bowl ad actually drive minis Super Bowl ads cost around five million dollars for a 30-second spot so it's not uncommon for companies to try and take advantage of their investment by having a well-known celebrity promote their product to introduce the MINI Clubman Mini didn't just want to hire any celebrities but once that actually drive the cars in their personal lives to make an authentic connection with their potential customers the ad campaign was titled defi labels and it featured tennis star Serena Williams American soccer goalie Abby Wambach rapper t-pain former major league pitcher Randy Johnson skateboarder Tony Hawk and actor Harvey Keitel number 13 the mini inspired by Goodwood is the most expensive mini model minis were originally designed to be so affordable that just about anyone could own one and although their price had of course gone up over the years they still remain reasonably priced with almost all models having a base price of $30,000 or below but if you want one of the more high-end models check out the Mini Cooper inspired by Goodwood only 1000 of these $67,000 models were made in 2011 with the intent to combine minis rally car heritage with the luxury of a rolls-royce the dash console carpeting and seats are all the exclusive rolls-royce beige tone the door handles and control panel are made of walnut and the exterior is painted a diamond black metallic number 14 David Bowie designed a mirror plated mini in 1999 London's Design Museum had a celebrity design contest to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the mini David Bowie's entry was a sleek mirror plated design that was brought to life in a one-of-a-kind car that was displayed at the Museum Bowie said he wanted to make a car that couldn't be distinguished from its surroundings and he called the design the Emperor's New Clothes bowie was one of three British icons asked to design a mini for the exhibit the other two being model Kate Moss and fashion designer Paul Smith the Bowie mini is now on display at the BMW Museum in Munich number 15 they introduced a mini pickup truck concept vehicle in 2014 mini showed off a unique concept vehicle that was basically a pickup version of the Cooper a spaceman the small truck called the paceman adventure has only two seats in the front and a small truck bed in the back the all-wheel drive vehicle was given increased ground clearance off-road tires and a roof rack with lighting on top this isn't the first pickup created by many though in fact many started producing mini pickup trucks in 1961 along with a mini station wagon and a van mini they produced about 60,000 of these trucks in their 20 years on the market [Music] now that you've learned more about many we'd like to know which do you like better the iconic classic mini or the modern minis of today let us know what you think in the comments [Music] still here here's a bonus fact just for you we mentioned the Italian Job earlier which heavily features the new generation Mini in addition to the first electric minis the production crew also made another unique mini for the film with two steering wheels so that a stunt driver could control the car well the actor was being filmed driving that car is on display at the mini Factory in Cowley Oxford thank you for spending some time with us a lexer make sure to subscribe so you never miss a video if you want more we hand-picked these videos you might enjoy or head over to Alex calm for the best in fine living content on the planet be a part of the largest community of luxury enthusiasts in the world and tell your story
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Published: Tue Oct 24 2017
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