Alec Issigonis, the designer of the Mini released in 1959, boosted its small car in 1961 thanks to his friend John Cooper, who increased the power from 34 to 55 hp. In 1963, this Cooper S, developing 70 hp, was launched. The front grille we can see here appeared in 1967 under the name Morris, one of the two brands that distributed the model with Austin, before Mini became a brand in 1969.