Happy 50th | It’s the MINI Coupé Concept!
Posted by Greg Weinstein | Filed under Cars
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the public debut of Alec Issigonis’ original Mini Cooper. Unlike the original coupe of the Sixties that simply had a fastback replacement for the standard square-back roof, the new MINI Coupé Concept completely replaces everything from the beltline up. The upright windshield that has been part of the Mini look from day one is finally swept back and a truncated roof covers the remaining two seats.
Take a closer look and get more specs of the cooper on the flipside.
No images of the interior yet, but from what we’ve heard this sounds like like a larger version of the standard Mini, although there are two clocks hanging off the sides of the steering column mounted tachometer much like the so-called Openometer in the convertible. Maybe its a stopwatch for recording laps. The MINI Coupé Concept will be shown publicly at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month alongside the production version of the new Crossover.
