MR HARRIMAN’S INTEREST
B.M.C. Celebrates.
Mr. George Harriman, the B.M.C chairman, is justifiably jubilant at the Mini’s success.
He takes a close, personal interest in competition work, regarding it as a means of publicly proving cars, as well as assisting development and boosting sales and prestige abroad. Although B.M.C.’s team was pruned this year to four Mini Cooper ” S ” saloons and one M.G.B., their effort could not have cost less than £25,000. But against this, and the cost of subsequent advertising, can now be set the definite prospect of increasing total car output from 18,500 to more than 20,000 a week.
“The amazing point is”, Mr Alec Issigonis, designer of the Mini, and B.M.C.’s technical director says, “that I planned the ADO15 not as a competition car but as family transport. But I think that when exceptional drivers get hold of the car. they can exploit its steering, suspension and roadholdinG-all of which I felt were important for a family car.”
Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...
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