Issigonis

British  

/ ˌɪsɪˈɡəʊnɪs /

noun

1. Sir Alec ( Arnold Constantine ). 1906–88, British car designer born in Smyrna. He is noted for his designs for the Morris Minor (1948) and the Mini (1959)

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Example Sentences

Originally designed by Sir Alexander Issigonis for the former British Motor Corporation, the small car has become a big star over the years - especially in films such as The Italian Job.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2019

The launch of the three-door hatchback took place at the Mini's production plant in Cowley, Oxford, on the 107th anniversary of the birth of the Mini's founding father Alex Issigonis.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2013

Alvis eventually shelved the car, but the BMC supremo Leonard Lord saw Issigonis as the outstanding design talent he needed for a new mid-sized car and brought him back to BMC.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2012

Later Issigonis cars did not quite hit the mark with buyers, and in 1968 BMC was taken over by Leyland Motors, headed by Donald Stokes, who brought Harry Webster from Triumph as chief engineer.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2012

Issigonis sniffed, quipping that Lord wanted him to design a really small economy car, but "whatever it is, it will have four wheels and four cylinders".

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2012