The origins of Mini date again to the early Nineteen Fifties. The tiny automobile received developed to meet a necessity within the British marketplace for cheap, fuel-efficient compact cars. The Cooper Automobile Firm and the British Motor Firm, two giants within the British automobile business, teamed as much as create the primary Mini. Relying on the model and branding, Mini has worn a wide range of logos all through the years, and the primary Minis featured winged Morris and pentagonal Austin badges in 1959.