With the Mini celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Tony Ball FIMI recalls his role in the unveiling of a car billed as 'wizardry on wheels' and other highlights of his motor industry career. Report by CHRIS PHILLIPS. Dressed in a black cloak and top hat and with a wave of his magician's wand, Tony Ball revealed the Mini to the motoring world on Aug 26,1959, with the theme 'wizardry on wheels'. But it was not just the car, emerging from a giant top hat, that astonished the audience at BMC's factory in Longbridge, Birmingham. To demonstrate just how much could be packed into such a small space, Tony also conjured up three men, two women (one of whom was his wife with their infant son), two dogs and an assortment of luggage.
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机译：迷你车今年迎来了50周年华诞，Tony Ball FIMI回忆起了他在揭幕“车轮上的杂技”汽车以及其汽车行业职业生涯的其他亮点中所扮演的角色。 CHRIS PHILLIPS的报告。 1959年8月26日，托尼·鲍尔（Tony Ball）身着黑色斗篷和高顶礼帽，戴着一顶魔术师的魔杖，向汽车界展示了迷你车，主题为“车轮上的杂物”。但是，在巨大的礼帽中出现的不仅仅是汽车，在BMC伯明翰长桥工厂的观众也感到惊讶。为了演示在这么小的空间中可以装多少东西，托尼还构想了三名男子，两名妇女（其中一名是他的妻子和他们的幼子），两只狗和各种各样的行李。
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