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Sir
Alec Issigonis
CBE FRS RDI
Born
Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis
(1906-11-18)18 November 1906
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Died
2 October 1988(1988-10-02) (aged 81)
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Nationality
British-Greek
Occupation(s)
Automotive designer and engineer
Known for
Designer of the Morris Minor, Austin Mini, and the Mini Moke
Honours
Knight Bachelor Commander of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Designer for Industry
Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis (Greek: σερ Άλεκ, Αλέξανδρος Αρνόλδος Κωνσταντίνος Ισηγόνης) CBE FRS RDI (18 November 1906 – 2 October 1988) was a British-Greek automotive designer. He designed the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and voted the second most influential car of the 20th century in 1999.[1][2]
^Cobb, James G. (24 December 1999). "This Just In: Model T Gets Award". The New York Times.
^Strickland, Jonathan (21 March 2007). "How the MINI Cooper Works". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
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Jonathan (2005). AlecIssigonis: The Man Who Made the Mini. Breedon Books Publishing. ISBN 1-85983-449-3. Nahum, Andrew (2004). Issigonis and the Mini. Icon...
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in the early 1950s in vehicle engineering. The car was designed by AlecIssigonis whose other designs were the Mini and Morris Minor. The Ambassador replaced...
and the US. The original Moke was designed by Sir AlecIssigonis and John Sheppard. When Issigonis designed the Mini, he planned another vehicle to share...
aluminium transaxle. This combination was very advanced at the time. Sir AlecIssigonis, designer of the BMC's Mini, had recently described the fitting of synchromesh...
persuaded AlecIssigonis to rejoin BMC to create what became the Mini and the 1100, Austin/BMC's two most successful products. That Issigonis had the freedom...
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synchromesh on all forward gears, which had been declared 'impossible' by AlecIssigonis of BMC Mini fame. The adoption to mass-production was successful, and...
Cooper-conceived Mini – introduced in 1961 as a development of the AlecIssigonis-designed British Motor Corporation Mini with a more powerful engine...
room for a vehicle of such a compact outer dimensions, a legacy of Sir AlecIssigonis who strived for increased cabin space on a small footprint as witness...
had been built by the end of production in 1971. It was designed by AlecIssigonis. The 1947 FR layout Toyota SA was Toyota's first true post war design...
in 1989. The 16 had no direct competitors until the arrival of the AlecIssigonis designed Austin Maxi in 1969, but the Austin Maxi was not a strong seller...
Seoul Olympic Games, as the games come to a close. Car designer Sir AlecIssigonis, who designed the Mini and Morris Minor, dies aged 81 at his home in...
about designing a new car to compete with the latter. The BMC design of AlecIssigonis had the transmission and engine sharing a single oil sump — despite...
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