Due to the unrest after the Second World War and the Suez Crisis, which resulted in shortage of petroleum in Britain, there was a need for a high mileage car in the market. This is when Leonard Lord, chairman of British Motor Corporation went to engineer Alec Issigonis to design a car that could compete with the high-mileage German import cars.

Issigonis did some unique additions and subtractions while creating the new design. Hedeveloped 10-inch wheels for the model, mounted the engine transversely unlike usual, used 950 cubic centimeters four-cylinder powerplant, let the gearbox share the engine space and transferred power to the front wheels using a constant-velocity joint.

All these tactics allowed Issigonis to contract his engine compartment to just 18 inches. Overall his Morris Mini Minor-Austin had 120 inches of total length with seating space for four people.

Have you made your mind to sell off your old classic car? You may have your reasons to do so but we know that there must be several questions going in your mind on the matter of selling your old lovely vintage car. So, check out these tips for selling your old car.

First of all try to think over your reason for selling your classic car. Don’t decide to sell it in a hurry as you might repent later. Believe it or not, when you will sell your vintage car, you will be sad. However, your sadness can be reduced to an extent, if you choose to sell your car to a person who really values old classic cars. So, that is the second tip for you to sell your old car.

Thirdly, you must know where all to advertise for your car sale. Many people prefer car auctions, as this will fill you with pride seeing how many people are ready to bid for your beloved vintage car. You can also try Internet auctions for selling your car.

Apart from the way of advertisement, it is important to know when is the best time to sell your old car. Usually, the time around Christmas is not considered good for selling cars, as people are ready to spend their budgets on the festival.

Classic Austin 6 takes us back to 1920s. Here is the pic of Classic Austin.