Book Description
Sir Alec Issigonis is probably the only British car designer with an international reputation. Brilliant, truly original, arrogant, he assumed full control of his projects and was determined to 'do things his way'. But this enabled him, to drive a conservative company to produce a range of advanced and prophetic cars which revolutionised the industry.
Issigonis insisted he was 'an engineer, not a stylist' - but his slightly naive, perhaps even amateurish, approach to exterior design produced in the Mini a charm which appealed immensely to the public, led by the stars of the 60s from Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret to the Beatles.
Andrew Nahum traces this remarkable story, from Issigonis's early work on his Lightweight Special hillclimb car, through the development of the Morris Minor and Mini, to BMW's relaunch of that car. The text is accompanied by many photographs and illustrations.
