From 1967 to 1979, Alec Issigonis worked on designing a replacement for the Mini in the form of an experimental model called the 9X. [1][2] The 9X was itself developed from the remains of a previous project in 1966 when Innocenti requested a smaller Mini for the Italian market, known as Mini-Mini and later on the Innocenti 750 - with a new in-su...

2024年11月19日 · Perhaps once the Mini-Mini project evolved into the clean-sheet 9X, the design and styling elements from the Mini-Mini went on to form the basis of the Barrel Car from those within BMC either favoring an evolutionary approach to replacing the Mini or possibly conceived as an exercise to challenge Issigonis’ creative thinking for 9X (akin to ...

BMC 9X Mini Prototypes, 1969 to 1978 Top row, left: The 1969 9X was designed by Alex Issigonis as a possible replacement for the Mini. It's a two-door hatchback fitted with the 850cc '9X' aluminium engine which was 40% lighter than the existing Mini steel block engine.

The BMC Mini 9X was a project which Sir Alec Issigonis worked on from 1967 to 1979 designing a replacement for the Mini in the form of an experimental model. The 9X was produced in 1969 and was longer and more powerful than the original Mini.

:D In the long list of British Leyland missed opportunities, the BMC 9X, and its axing by the new management in 1971, is often considered the worst of them all, as this incredibly practical and...

2021年7月18日 · After the cancellation of the 9X in 1968, Stokes and the new management of Austin-Morris asked for a “quick fix” to update the Mini for the 1970s. Ex-Ford stylist and product planner Roy Haynes responded by grafting a new front end onto the car to …

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