The Motor Show - Minis

In its basic clothes, for all the world, it's essentially a cute little commuter, but even without hotting it up or lowering it down, a Mini can turn into a burning little beast if you know how to handle it properly.

– Reporter Islay Benge on Minis

They had the ability to go very quickly from a to b, but you had to work away at them a bit because they were an introduction — to a lot of people — to front wheel drive, which was quite a different technique, very much oversteer with the throttle off and understeer with it on.

– Motor racing driver Chris Amon on Minis

One of the cameramen — John Day — told me to stop smiling because I was supposed to be serious. It was pretty hard not to smile or grin...because it was so much fun.

– Goodbye Pork Pie stunt driver Peter Zivkovic reminisces about working on the movie