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  Mini 1275GT (1969 - 1980) (Classics Reviews)
  Seeking to save money, British Leyland replaced the Mini-Cooper with an uprated version of the Mini Clubman. However, just as the blunt-fronted Clubman lacked the character of the original Mini, so the 1275GT was a disappointment compared with the Cooper, with only a single-carburettor 1275cc engine of 59bhp.
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  Mini Clubman (1969 - 1982) (Classics Reviews)
  The Clubman was British Leyland's attempt to modernise the Mini on a relatively tight budget. It had originally been intended as a hatchback, but ended up being little more than a smart revamp of the front-end. It was given a higher list price, and marketed as the upmarket Mini - a tactic that actually worked.
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  Innocenti Mini (1965 - 1975) (Classics Reviews)
  The best known of Innocenti’s models, produced in a varitey of specifications including the original Mini Minor', the 'Mini t' (Traveller) and 'Mini Cooper', as pictured here. The Mini Cooper remained in production after manufacture of the equivalent UK models ceased. The Innocenti versions were often both better built and more luxuriously appointed than their UK counterparts, and a few have found their way to these shores over the years.
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  Mini Moke (1964 - 1993) (Classics Reviews)
  The Mini Moke was originally the brainchild of Alec Issigonis, who conceived it as a lightweight, simple, flat-pack vehicle for the military. However, the armed forced didn't fall for the Moke, preferring to play it safe with Land-Rovers.
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  Mini Mk1 (1959 - 1967) (Classics Reviews)
  More on the Mini at AROnline
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  MINI (BMW) One (2001 - 2007) (Classics Reviews)
  The MINI was a sensational hit, and won multiple awards.
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  Mini Mk2-Mk5 (1967 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  The old Austin and Morris badges were dropped with the formation of British Leyland in 1968, with the Mini now a marque in its own right. Hydrolastic suspension – more expensive to fit – was dropped in favour of the original rubber-cone type. Changes for the Mk4 (1976-1984) were more subtle, with alterations to the interior and subframe.
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  Mini Cooper 970S (1964 - 1965) (Classics Reviews)
  Revvier and more fun than the 1071S
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  Mini Cooper 1275S (1964 - 1971) (Classics Reviews)
  Single-colour paint schemes were available alongside the usual two-tone ones, making these Coopers great little Q-cars, as there wasn’t too much else to distinguish one from a standard Mini. Hydrolastic suspension was introduced in 1964, then an oil cooler and twin fuel tanks from 1966. Along with the rest of the Mini range, the Cooper S was launched in Mk2 guise in 1967. Other Minis had dispensed with their marque names but the Cooper S continued to be available in Austin and Morris forms.
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  Mini Cooper 1071S (1963 - 1964) (Classics Reviews)
  Inside, the upholstery was finished to more luxurious Mini Super De Luxe specification. It was a low-volume starter fo what was to become a very successful main course... More on the Mini-Cooper at AROnline
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  Innocenti Mini 90 and 120 (1974 - 1982) (Classics Reviews)
  The new-style Mini was originally launched in two versions, the 90L and 120L – the former having the 998cc A-series engine putting out 43bhp, and the latter the 1275cc unit, with an extra 20bhp on tap. These outputs were later uprated to 49bhp and 65bhp respectively.
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  Marcos Mini-Marcos GT (1965 - 1974) (Classics Reviews)
  The Mini-Marcos GT was one of many Mini-based sports cars, which proliferated during the early 1960s. It was one of the better regarded models, though, combining a lightweight low-drag fibreglass monocoque with the front-wheel-drive car’s drivetrain and suspension to produce one of the era's best driver's cars - as long as you could fit in it.
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  Mini Cooper 997 and 998 (1961 - 1969) (Classics Reviews)
  Mini creator Alec Issigonis was against the idea of aperformance version. Fortunately, his wishes didn’t prevail, and a legend was born in the 1961 Mini-Cooper, as tweaked by F1 guru John Cooper. The first cars used a 997cc twin-carb A-series; this was changed for a 998cc unit from 1964.
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  Mini Cooper, Cooper S and Seven (1990 - 2000) (Classics Reviews)
  Latest update Rover Mini from 1990: Immobiliser problems common on late, fuel-unjecxted Rover Minis. See  Mini Immobiliser thread .