Innocenti Mini de Tomaso

The Innocenti Mini de Tomaso was the sporting version of the Bertone-styled Innocenti Mini, a three-door hatchback that kept the Mini floorpan and running gear but wore a new Italian body. It was first shown at the 1976 Turin Auto Show, after Innocenti had passed from British Leyland to Alejandro de Tomaso, and it entered series production in early 1977. Compared with the 90 and 120 models it had moulded plastic bumpers, integral foglights, a bonnet scoop and wheelarch extensions to cover its alloy wheels. It began with the 1,275 cc engine of the 120 and produced about 71 horsepower, a figure that crept up to about 74 in 1978. After the move to Daihatsu three-cylinder engines in the early 1980s the name continued on a turbocharged version of the car.