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The Minissima is a small concept city car that was designed by William Towns (as the Townscar) as his idea for a replacement for the Mini in 1972. It was displayed by BLMC on their stand at the 1973 London Motor Show after they bought the prototype from Towns. In common with the Mini it was designed around 10" wheels and the BMC A-Series engine. It is 30" (75 cm) shorter than the Mini and designed to park end-on to the curb (like the Smart Fortwo), having only one door - at the rear. It has four seats, two at the front, front facing, and two facing inwards at the rear. * Side View * Dashboard *

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  • El Minissima es un automóvil conceptual de ciudad diseñado por William Towns (como el ) como idea de reemplazo para el Mini en 1972. Al igual que el Mini fue diseñado con ruedas de aproximadamente 10" y un . Es 75 cm más corto que el Mini y está diseñado para aparcar al final de la acera (como el Smart Fortwo) y tiene una sola puerta en la parte posterior. Tiene cuatro asientos, dos en el frente mirando hacia delante y dos mirando hacia dentro en la parte trasera.​ Su tamaño compacto permite el estacionamiento en espacios reducidos.​ exhibió el vehículo en su stand en el de 1973. A pesar de recibir una oferta para comprar 5.000 unidades por una importante compañía de alquiler de automóviles, la empresa no lo puso en producción.​ (es)
  • The Minissima is a small concept city car that was designed by William Towns (as the Townscar) as his idea for a replacement for the Mini in 1972. It was displayed by BLMC on their stand at the 1973 London Motor Show after they bought the prototype from Towns. In common with the Mini it was designed around 10" wheels and the BMC A-Series engine. It is 30" (75 cm) shorter than the Mini and designed to park end-on to the curb (like the Smart Fortwo), having only one door - at the rear. It has four seats, two at the front, front facing, and two facing inwards at the rear. The Minissina design re-emerged a few years later as a prototype car for the disabled, adapted by engineering firm GKN Sankey by ex Ford engineer Fred Hart. During the engineering process, the layout changed to feature a central driving position in which a wheelchair user would enter through the back door using a fold-down rear ramp, and drive off. The styling was simplified by William Towns to suit mass production and won a Design Council award in 1978, it did not gain government support due to high costs and the project was cancelled. GKN sold the rights to British bicycle manufacturer Elswick, and a small number were manufactured from 1981 to 1987 and were sold as the Elswick Envoy. In 2007, an Elswick Envoy was the subject of a 24-minute short film, Elegy for the Elswick Envoy, which shared the prize for best documentary in the 2008 Aspen Shortsfest film festival. * Side View * Dashboard * Together with Microdot (en)
  • La BLMC Minissima è una concept car realizzata nel 1973. (it)
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  • Elswick Envoy (en)
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  • La BLMC Minissima è una concept car realizzata nel 1973. (it)
  • El Minissima es un automóvil conceptual de ciudad diseñado por William Towns (como el ) como idea de reemplazo para el Mini en 1972. Al igual que el Mini fue diseñado con ruedas de aproximadamente 10" y un . Es 75 cm más corto que el Mini y está diseñado para aparcar al final de la acera (como el Smart Fortwo) y tiene una sola puerta en la parte posterior. Tiene cuatro asientos, dos en el frente mirando hacia delante y dos mirando hacia dentro en la parte trasera.​ Su tamaño compacto permite el estacionamiento en espacios reducidos.​ (es)
  • The Minissima is a small concept city car that was designed by William Towns (as the Townscar) as his idea for a replacement for the Mini in 1972. It was displayed by BLMC on their stand at the 1973 London Motor Show after they bought the prototype from Towns. In common with the Mini it was designed around 10" wheels and the BMC A-Series engine. It is 30" (75 cm) shorter than the Mini and designed to park end-on to the curb (like the Smart Fortwo), having only one door - at the rear. It has four seats, two at the front, front facing, and two facing inwards at the rear. * Side View * Dashboard * (en)
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  • Minissima (es)
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