Mini Cooper

The Mini Cooper was a subcompact car marketed by Cooper in the fifties and sixties. It was noted for being smaller than most car of its day. The Mini Cooper was made famous through the film The Italian Job, featuring Mini Coopers used in a gold heist. The model was revived by BMW decades later, but was criticized for being much larger and having a bigger engine. A five-door and even a crossover edition are now available. The Italian Job was remade using the modern Mini Coopers. The original model was used in the Trans Am Series under two liter category. The modern versions were used in the Pirelli World Challenge touring car class and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge street tuner category. Subcompact cars were popular in Europe in the fifties and sixties due to higher gas prices and narrow streets. Austin won the TU category using Mini Coopers in the first ever IMSA GT Championship season.