just got a book from the Library MINI by Simon Garfield.


Early on, but bits like this make me laugh out loud:


With regard to the design of the floor seals , where the wheels would throw water up in alarming quantities:


Roy Davies


"Issigonis for a long time would not admit that there was a water leak, despite the fact that his Mini had a pair of Wellingtons in the boot for him to wear"


I had a mini when I was a kid that took on water like the Titanic - but I always thought that it was as a result of a hole under the heal by the accelerator pedal. I'm not sure if they ever addressed the problem?
cheers,
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