A camel is a horse designed by committee.

The same principle was carried over for his next production car the Austin Maxi However by then he had become more aware of the cost considerations of vehicle manufacture and in service warranty costs which were crippling BMC. Issigonis usually won even when entered in the 1100cc class if there was no 750cc category. Following the death of his father in 1922 Alec and his mother moved to the UK in 1923.