Alec Issigonis Quotations

A camel is a horse designed by committee.

An expert is someone who tells you why you can't do something.

I feel very, very proud that so many people have copied me

The public don't know what they want; it's my job to tell them.

It is much easier to drive without having an accident.

A camel looks like a horse that was planned by a committee.

My doodles and sketches are not the work of an academic engineer. They represent many years of design study in attempts to produce the best value for money in the field of small car design.

I've always felt that stylists such as you have in America are ashamed of a car and are preoccupied with making it look like something else, like a submarine or an airship...As an engineer, I revolt against this.