The new MINI Clubman has been one of the year's most eagerly anticipted new motors. With it's practical estate looks and Club rear door it has certainly attracted a lot of attention.

However, the story of the load lugging supermini actually started 46 years ago when the concept first appeared. Using the iconic original Mini as a base it became the family hold all of choice for nearly twenty years, finding over 200,000 homes.

Here we trace the wagon's roots from classic 1960 model, right up to the spoty, lifestyle orientated 2007 Clubman.