Sir Alec, the designer of the legendary Mini Cooper—the best-selling car in history—is Greek, from Smyrna… Emerging from the hardships of displacement and uprooting, he rose to the top of the world with only one thing in mind… The design. Just the design! He hated mathematics and the culture of data… And indeed, what Alexander Arnold Issigonis of Konstantinos sketched on paper napkins in pubs far exceeded any data…
5.3 million cars were sold from 1959 to 2000, the last year of production for the unique vehicle designed by the rebellious mind of the Smyrniot, without a radio or accessories to avoid distracting the driver…