Production of the Mini began some time ahead of the August launch, but debate has long abounded as to which car can be considered the first production Mini, or the oldest surviving car.
Following Issigonis’ retirement in 1971, he was pictured with a Morris Mini-Minor confidently labelled as Mini No1, registered 621 AOK. The famous white example is displayed at the British Motor Museum, having been sold off by BMC in 1960 and repurchased a few years later, before being restored. It’s
