To celebrate the British International Motor Show this year we picked our 100 best British cars. Check out our selection to help you choose your favourite home-grown motor.
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40 Morris Minor (page 15 of 25)
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The 'British Beetle' was the first British car to sell a million. Effective and affordable family-sized transport to get the nation moving post-war, it was launched in 1948 and stayed in production until 1971. Developed by Alec Issigonis - who went on to make the Mini - initial 'low-lamp' Minors had an elderly 918cc side-valve engine, but modern monocoque construction, rack-and-pinion steering and independent front suspension with torsion beams. The Series II arrived in 1953 with the Austin A30's 803cc overhead valve engine and the more familiar front-end design: more than 1.6 million Minor saloons, convertibles, vans and practical 'woody' Traveller station wagons were made, and exported worldwide.
