Minis are making a full return to international rallying—more than 40 years after the automotive icons set Monte Carlo alight in their racing heyday.
German automaker BMW announced Tuesday that the car will begin a phased return to the World Rally Championship next year before contesting the entire championship from 2012 for “several years.â€
It will be an eagerly anticipated return for one of rallying’s most unexpected star performers. Conceived as a thrifty vehicle during the 1950s fuel crisis, the car came to symbolize the “Swinging 60s†Britain after wowing celebrities, including the Beatles  … Details
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