Alec Issigonis Quotes

Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, was a British-Greek designer of cars, widely noted for the groundbreaking and influential development of the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959.

✵ 18. November 1906 – 2. October 1988
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Alec Issigonis Quotes

“I've always felt that stylists such as you have in America are ashamed of a car and are preoccupied with making it look like something else, like a submarine or an airship…As an engineer, I revolt against this.”

Alec Issigonis

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