leyland? austin? mini? minor?
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Here's a link to a nice little history page
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?ado15ado50f.htm
The super short version includes
a) From day one, multiple companies sold the same basic vehicle under different names, some companies even in different countries
b) the various companies came and went, joined and split but the Mini persisted. SO much so that eventually the company name was dropped entirely and the Mini name used alone because that moniker was known and trusted.....
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?ado15ado50f.htm
The super short version includes
a) From day one, multiple companies sold the same basic vehicle under different names, some companies even in different countries
b) the various companies came and went, joined and split but the Mini persisted. SO much so that eventually the company name was dropped entirely and the Mini name used alone because that moniker was known and trusted.....
Here's a link to a nice little history page
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?ado15ado50f.htm
The super short version includes
a) From day one, multiple companies sold the same basic vehicle under different names, some companies even in different countries
b) the various companies came and went, joined and split but the Mini persisted. SO much so that eventually the company name was dropped entirely and the Mini name used alone because that moniker was known and trusted.....
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?ado15ado50f.htm
The super short version includes
a) From day one, multiple companies sold the same basic vehicle under different names, some companies even in different countries
b) the various companies came and went, joined and split but the Mini persisted. SO much so that eventually the company name was dropped entirely and the Mini name used alone because that moniker was known and trusted.....
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