Austin Seven Countryman Isle of Man TT Race A crowd with a foppish

A crowd with a foppish couple in the front can be seen issuing from chapel on the right with the Baptist's Head Eating House on the left

27th March 1971

Possibly a reference to Richard Grenville-Temple

View of Barber Surgeons' Hall and courtyard

Austin Seven Countryman Isle of Man TT Race A crowd with a foppishAustin Seven Countryman, c1961. In 1957 BMC commissioned Alec Issigonis to design a new small car, following his success with the Morris Minor. Popularly known as the Mini, this innovative model popularised many design features still common today. Driving the front wheels, its transverse mounted engine, with the gearbox beneath, removed the space consuming transmission tunnel. Styling was minimalist, in sharp contrast to the transatlantic fins and