As big cars get bigger and small cars become increasingly overlooked, Peter Stevens asks: is this really what we want?
A and B were also small, light and inexpensive ‘proper cars’. Fiat’s chief engineer, Dante Giacosa, who was responsible for all the 500 models, had a philosophical understanding of what the less well-off customer deserved. His list included: a door handle that felt and operated the same as that of a big car, similarly a window winder, inner door handle, steering wheel and gearlever with the same qualities as a big car’s, plus comfortable seats with a degree of adjustability.
Had the cantankerous engineer Alec Issigonis not had the drive and arrogance to ignore the ultra-conservative board of the British Motor Corporation, the Austin Se7en and Morris Mini-Minor would most likely have been lightly updated versions of the Morris Minor.
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