Issigonis

/ ˌɪsɪˈɡəʊnɪs /

noun

1. IssigonisSir Alec (Arnold Constantine)19061988MBritishTurkishTECHNOLOGY: car designer 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)

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

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

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

Issigonis took this as unforgivable disloyalty, creating a sad rift, which was never repaired.

From The Guardian

Moulton became a consultant for BMC – British Motor Corporation, the new Austin-Morris conglomerate – working with Jack Daniels, Issigonis's righthand man on the Morris Minor, and fitting one with his Flexitor rubber springs.

From The Guardian