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Issigonis, Alec
Turkish-born British engineer who designed the Morris Minor (1948) and the Mini-Minor (1959) cars, comfortable yet cheaper to run than their predecessors. He is credited with adding the word ‘mini’ to the English language. He was knighted in 1969.
Overseeing the separate approaches of styling, interior packaging, body engineering, and chassis layout, Issigonis conceived the overall vehicle; specialists in his team then designed and engineered the subsystems of the car. His designs gave much greater space for the occupants together with greatly increased dynamic handling stability.
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