In the mid to late '80s, you could buy the De Tomaso Innocenti Turbo, a Mini built by De Tomaso, styled by Bertone and powered by Daihatsu.
My own little "Italian Job" Mario Andretti autographed the trunk lid, as has Peter Egan. We named it "Martini" after Mr. Andretti's pet pig.
My wife and I bought this Italian-built Mini two years ago. It's pretty similar to the traditional British-built Coopers, but there are a few differences--like Cooper S brakes, cool vent …
Here's my '71 Innocenti Mini Cooper. It's much like a regular Mini Cooper except it's Italian. Big differences are vent windows, cool gauges and Cooper S-spec brakes.
