William Daniels (automotive engineer)

He was an invited guest at the 1999 awards ceremony in Las Vegas when the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century.

[3][4] [5] Daniels was born into a farming family in New Marston, a once rural area now engulfed by Oxford city.

[3][4] The MG operation was moved to Abingdon, where Daniels formed the working partnership with Issigonis that would last for 35 years.

[3][4] During World War II the factory designed military vehicles, but from 1942 he was already working, with Issigonis, on a secret new Morris car, codenamed "Mosquito" after the warplane.

"[3][4] Rob Oldaker, product development director of MG Rover, originally a trainee under Daniels at British Leyland, said "Jack will be remembered for his pragmatic input to many cars.