| A Vintage Auto Classic Reborn - The Austin Mini Vehicle |
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If there is one vehicle globally that can be said to have set the design and engineering sectors of the automobile industry hurtling towards basic acceptance of small front wheel drive cars - it can be said to be the Austin Mini project. Mini's made the concept of small "cars" acceptable - both mechanically , functionally on the roads and highways of Britain , North America and indeed the global auto market. Indeed the Japanese automakers - be it Toyota, Nissan , Mazda or Subaru readily admit that their first model and business models that they learned from in the auto trade were the British automakers. What other roadside car would of been their stalwart model - nothing else but the Austin Mini models with their front wheel drive , transversely mounted 4 cycle engine that were both simple , economical and ultimately lovable.
If there is one vehicle globally that can be said to have set the design and engineering sectors of the automobile industry hurtling towards basic acceptance of small front wheel drive cars - it can be said to be the Austin Mini project. Mini's made the concept of small "cars" acceptable - both mechanically , functionally on the roads and highways of Britain , North America and indeed the global auto market. Indeed the Japanese automakers - be it Toyota, Nissan , Mazda or Subaru readily admit that their first model and business models that they learned from in the auto trade were the British automakers. What other roadside car would of been their stalwart model - nothing else but the Austin Mini models with their front wheel drive , transversely mounted 4 cycle engine that were both simple , economical and ultimately lovable. For example to begin with the Austin Mini - in its various forms is credited widely as being the inspiration for the global block buster car seller - the Honda Civic, which in itself set the basis and backbone for many of the current automobile models that we consider today as our basic standards. To start with the mini was a runt - no more than ten feet long between its bumpers - when automobiles on the roads and highways of the USA were boats and behemoths. On top of that compared to similar vehicles on the road, it had less than half the horsepower. Top that with an actual starter motor button on the floor back of the manual stick shift, located back (towards the rear window) of the floor mounted, through a hole in the floorboards, manual transmission stick. Initially the car was released in two almost identical variations - an Austin badged product , and an identical product introduced into the marketplace as a "Mini Minor". It seems that the two products were produced at two different factories and divisions in the U.K. - the Austin and Morris automotive factories. Part of this decision were production allotments - some centered on consumer marketing preferences. Just as in Canada and in the US where similar products from different automotive divisions of the same manufacturers had downright die hard fans and loyalists. In the same way that some auto buyers and consumers were die-hard Ford or Mercury "men", while others preferred similar Pontiac products over Chevy branded autos - auto enthusiasts might swear by their nearly identical Austin Se7en's or Morris Mini-Minors. Yet it was not until 1969 that the two distinct and different badges - the Morris and Austin badges on the vehicle production lines were dropped in favor of the one product - that came to be known simply as the famed "Austin Mini". The Austin Mini is seen by many in the vintage automotive , automotive history field as being the forerunner and design platform that the original Honda Civic small car economy line was based upon. Hence it is no accident that the Austin Mini became such a favored and revered role model for future designs and implementations along the path of the development of smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles. More information: Derrick Dodge - Edmonton Auto Trader Alberta Alberta Largest Dodge Chrysler Dealer Edmonton Auto Trader Alberta Auto Fill Out an Online Fill Out a Confidential Online Credit Application Today Appliation Today
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