With its engine fitted transversely, the 1959 Mini was a small revolution. In 1961, Alec Issigonis reinforced the historic role of its creation through the intervention of his friend John Cooper who offered a sports version to the Mini: the output increased from 34 to 55 hp. The first Cooper, here with a black bonnet, is recognizable thanks to its doubled bumpers on each side of the front.

Alec Issigonis, the designer of the Mini released in 1959, boosted its small car in 1961 thanks to his friend John Cooper, who increased the power from 34 to 55 hp. In 1963, this Cooper S, developing 70 hp, was launched. The front grille we can see here appeared in 1967 under the name Morris, one of the two brands that distributed the model with Austin, before Mini became a brand in 1969.