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The Mini is 50 years old today

  Today - 08/05/2009 - is the 50th anniversary of the first Mini rolling off the production line. To celebrate, and for a bit of free publicity (see, we’re playing the game) BMW has shipped the first Mini to roll of the production line back to Cowley to celebrate (picture at the bottom). 621 AOK, a Mini Minor, in Old English White, looks as fresh as the day it rolled off the production line half a century ago (although I wouldn’t mind betting it doesn’t have it’s original sills – they always rusted through – or copes with its original distributor and leads – one splash of rain and the car ground to a halt!).

Geneva motor show 2011: the CAR Live Blog

Welcome to CAR Magazine's coverage of the 2011 Geneva motor show. We're reporting live from Switzerland to bring you all the new car news, analysis, photo galleries, comment and gossip from the Geneva auto show. Follow the CAR Live Blog here and click through the related articles for full stories on each launch at Geneva 2011.

2015 Subaru Legacy photos leaked

The 2015 Subaru Legacy was scheduled to debut at the Chicago Auto Show this week, but press photos leaked early at a certain Aussie site. Down under it's called the Subaru Liberty. The new car takes some cues from the Legacy Concept we saw at the Los Angeles Auto Show, though many of the curved lines seem to have been pulled straight.