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340: 592:. This greatly modified machine was replaced with a radical special completed in 1939, constructed of plywood laminated in aluminium sheeting. The suspension was also of advanced design, with trailing arm front suspension attached to a steel cross-member, and swing axle rear, all with rubber springs made of catapult elastic. This car was remarkably light, weighing 587 lb, of which the engine contributed 252 lb. By the time the chassis had been completed (hard labour; it was all done by hand, no power tools), Issigonis had moved to 369: 377: 166: 401: 541: 348: 385: 477: 361: 332: 36: 1558: 393: 753:, However, by then he had become more aware of the cost considerations of vehicle manufacture and in service warranty costs which were crippling BMC. It certainly appeared by the Maxi development era that Issigonis wanted to "do his own thing" as cost cutting and development costs spiraled. He would instead research work on his 786:
with a price suitable for the working classes; in contrast to the Mini which was a spartan design. Issigonis often commented to friends and colleagues that the Austin 1800 (ADO17) was the design he was most proud of, even though it never was as commercially successful as his three preceding designs.
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Issigonis was nicknamed "the Greek god" by his contemporaries. Whilst he is most famous for his creation of the Mini, he was most proud of his participation in the design of the Morris Minor. He considered it to be a vehicle that combined many of the luxuries and conveniences of a good motor car
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quickly sidelined Issigonis and made him into what was termed "Special Developments Director", replacing him with Harry Webster as the new Technical Director (Small/Medium cars). Stokes was heard on his appointment to say: "We'll sharp sort this bloke Issigonis out!".
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Despite the political upheavals the Issigonis family lived a affluent and comfortable life. Issigonis was maintained by his family so that he could pursue racing sport as a hobby. Issigonis went into the motor industry as an engineer and designer working for
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The machine factory (shown here in a company letter of 1910) founded by Demosthenis Issigonis, Alec's grandfather, once a thriving Greek businesses in Smyrna (now Izmir)
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in London. Having failed his mathematics exams three times, subsequently declaring it 'the most uncreative subject you can study', Issigonis decided to enter the
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Issigonis officially retired from the motor industry in 1971. Although he continued working until shortly before his own death in 1988 at his house in
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In 1961, with the Mini gaining popularity, Issigonis was promoted to Technical Director of BMC. He continued to be responsible for his original
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As British subjects, his father having naturalised whilst studying engineering in London in 1897, Issigonis and his parents were evacuated to
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At the end of 1955, Issigonis was recruited back into BMC, this time into the Austin plant at Longbridge, by its chairman Sir
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in the 1830s and Constantine was a successful and wealthy shipbuilding engineer. His maternal ancestors originated in the
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In 1936 Issigonis was given the opportunity to work for a leading motor manufacturer as suspension designer.
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where he designed an advanced saloon with all-aluminium V-8 engine, and experimented with interconnected
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was based in Cowley near Oxford. Issigonis worked on an independent front suspension system for the
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There is a road named "Alec Issigonis Way" in the Oxford Business Park on the former site of the
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systems. This prototype was never manufactured because its cost was beyond Alvis's resources.
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in October 1964.The same principle was carried over for his next production car the
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However, at the end of 1956, following fuel rationing brought about by the
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and was launched, also with the Hydrolastic suspension system, as the
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in Gaydon, England, to celebrate the centenary of Issigonis's birth.
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1938 Issigonis Lightweight Special at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009
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