Mini's First Car Was Also Sold as an Austin Seven — Mini Evolution 1959–2029

The first line on the list below reads Morris Mini Minor / Austin Seven. That is one car wearing two badges at the same time in 1959. Mini was a model name back then, not a marque. The forty-four entries that follow are what turned it into one. The list runs from that 1959 car to a 2029 concept called Adventurer E. Along the way: fourteen entries carrying the Cooper name, four whose model name is simply the years since 1959 — 30, 35, 40 and 50 — and a stretch from 2001 to 2025 that has an entry for every single year. Every car in this Mini evolution, 1959 to 2029 1959 Morris Mini Minor / Austin Seven · 1961 Cooper (997) 1964 Cooper S (1275) · 1967 Mk2 1000 · 1969 Clubman · 1971 1275 GT 1974 1000 (Mk3) · 1977 850 City · 1980 City (Economy) · 1984 Mayfair 1986 Park Lane (LE) · 1989 30 (30th Anniversary) · 1990 Cooper RSP 1992 Cooper 1.3i (SPI) · 1994 35 (LE) · 1996 Cooper 1.3i (MPI) Sports Pack 1997 Paul Smith Edition · 1999 40 (40th Anniversary) 2000 Cooper Sport (Final Classic) · 2001 Cooper (R50) 2002 Cooper S (R53) · 2003 Cooper S Works (JCW Kit) 2004 Convertible (R52) · 2005 Convertible Cooper S (R52) 2006 Hatch (R56, 2nd Gen) · 2007 Clubman (R55) 2008 John Cooper Works (R56 JCW) · 2009 50 Camden / 50 Mayfair (LE) 2010 Countryman (R60) · 2011 Coupé (R58) · 2012 Roadster (R59) 2013 Paceman (R61) · 2014 Hatch (F56, 3rd Gen) 2015 John Cooper Works (F56 JCW) · 2016 Clubman (F54, 2nd Gen) 2017 Countryman (F60, 2nd Gen) · 2018 1499 GT (LE) 2019 Cooper SE (Electric, F56) · 2020 John Cooper Works GP (GP3) 2021 Countryman (F60 LCI) · 2022 Resolute Edition (3-Door) 2023 Convertible Seaside Edition · 2024 Countryman (U25, 3rd Gen) 2025 Aceman (Production) · 2029 Adventurer E Five other numbers appear inside these names — 850, 997, 1000, 1275 and 1499. Those are engine sizes or trim codes. The four counted above are different: each one equals the years since 1959. Every year above is the year that car enters the timeline, not the year it left production. Chapters 00:00 The Morris Mini Minor, the Austin Seven and the First Cooper (1959-1967) 00:25 The Clubman, the 1275 GT and the City (1969-1980) 00:51 Mayfair, Park Lane and the Mini 30 (1984-1992) 01:16 The Mini 35, the Mini 40 and the 2000 Cooper Sport (1994-2000) 01:40 R50, R53 and the Mini 50 (2001-2009) 02:26 Countryman, Cooper SE and the 2029 Adventurer E (2010-2029) Sources · Morris Mini Minor, 1959 - the first line on this list · Austin Seven, 1959 - the same car, the other badge · Mini 30, 1989 - a model name that is the years since that line ▶ Next: Volkswagen →    • Six of These Forty-Six Volkswagens Are Cal...   ▶ Then: Land Rover →    • A Range Rover Arrives on This List Between...   #Mini #MiniCooper #Countryman