andrew Ivimey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:59 am And I'm sure the geezer who designed the Mini also dreamed up the Lambretta scooter.He was not English or even British.
Alec Issigonis was a Greek, born in Smyrna which must have been confusing.
Fascinating Titbits (or not, as the case may be): he refused to put in the facility for a car radio, viewing it as a dangerous distraction, but all his cars had to have at least three ashtrays.
He also designed the Morris Minor which we now view as being quintessentially English, but drew heavily on American ‘40s styling trends and was initially poorly received for it.
When BMW took over BL in the 90s, their chairman was one Bernd Pischetsrieder, who just happened to be Issigonis’ nephew.
Don’t think he had anything to do with Lambretta though.
The world looks so different after learning science. For example, trees are made of air, primarily. When they are burned, they go back to air, and in their flaming heat is released the flaming heat of the Sun which was bound in to convert air into tree.
