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	William Richard Morris
		It has been said that the Morris Minor is the car that typifies "Englishness" and yet the designer was the son of a Greek father and a German mother, and the style was based on current American cars.
		Morris Motors unquestionably had the finest small car in the world with the Minor, it was one of the first cars in its field to handle well.
		The Morris Minor was the brainchild of Alec Issigonis, born in Smyrna Turkey in 1906.
	website.lineone.net /~bmmoc/William_Morris.htm (1160 words)

	Light cars from Cowley
		The light cars produced at Cowley during the early nineteen thirties were a second MINOR model made between 1931 and 1934, further COWLEY models, 1931,1932 to 33,1934 to 35, the TEN-Four 1933 to 35, and the TEN-SIX Morris's contribution to the 1930's fashion for small six cylinder cars.
		The Morris MINI MINOR was produced at Cowley and the Austin SE7EN was produced at Longbridge, Birmingham.
		The Morris versions of the 1100 and 1300 were produced until 1971.The Austin MAXI was also produced at Cowley from 1969 until 1979.
	www.lightauto.com /cowley.html (1286 words)

	A Summary Description of the Papers of Morris Commercial Cars Ltd.
		Morris then established Morris Commercial Cars Limited which acquired Wrigley's factory at Soho in Birmingham and commenced production of commercial vehicles, usually in the payload range from 1 ton upwards, thus supplementing the light commercial vehicles made by Morris Motors Limited at Cowley.
		Morris now established Morris Commercial Cars Limited which acquired Wrigley's factory at Soho in Birmingham and commenced production of commercial vehicles, usually in the payload range from 1 ton upwards, thus supplementing the light commercial vehicles made by Morris Motors Limited at Cowley.
		In the BMC era after 1952, the importance of Morris Commercial as an operating subsidiary declined, although Adderley Park became BMC's main commercial vehicle plant, until the opening of the new factory at Bathgate in Scotland in the early 1960s.
	www.warwick.ac.uk /services/library/mrc/ead/226mc.htm (817 words)

	Journal of Transport History, The: Making Cars at Cowleys: From Morris to Rover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cowley has been the Oxford home of the automobile industry for close on a century, during which the car production facility has undergone changes of ownership from Morris to Austin Morris, to British Leyland (BL) and finally to BMW.
		The Cowley plant was established by William Morris in 1913 when he branched out on his own from previous partnerships and set up on his own as a vehicle repairer.
		Finally, though Morris claimed to have no interest in advertising, he was quick to maximise good publicity when the opportunity arose through brand logos, the encouragement of the Morris owners' club and the launch of his own newspaper through the Nuffield Press.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3884/is_200009/ai_n8924944 (1032 words)

	Articles - Morris Motor Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Morris was started in 1913 when bicycle manufacturer William Morris (1877-1963) turned his attention to car manufacturing.
		The Morris Oxford of 1948 was the basis for the design of India's famous state-produced Ambassador automobile.
		The Morris brand name was used until the early 1980s on cars such as the Morris Marina.
	www.chainsawcenter.com /articles/Morris_Motor_Company (327 words)

	Morris Cowley 1500 - Motorbase
		The Cowley 1500 was yet another disastrous BMC attempt at producing a budget family saloon despite the improved 55bhp engine.
		The Cowley 1500 came with the usual 4 speed manual gearbox although a semi-automatic transmission was also available as an option.
		The Cowley 1500 could be distinguished by its restyled Oxford type bonnet redesigned rear wings which incorporated daring, vestigial fins to add a touch of glamour.
	www.motorbase.com /vehicle/by-id/1085 (189 words)

	Timeline
		Morris was managing director, the Earl of Macclesfield, holding £4000 of preference shares, took the title of president.
		Morris had shrewdly studied the mass-production techniques behind the success of the Model T Ford, and decided to go a step further – by farming out the manufacture of most of the components to specialist suppliers.
		Cowley also made a huge range of other contributions to the war effort, including production, (on Britain’s first aircraft assembly flow-line), of 3200 Tiger Moth trainers, assembly and overhaul of Merlin engines for Beaufighters and Lancaster bombers as well as construction of airframe sections for a variety of other aircraft.
	www.austin-rover.co.uk /cowleyf.htm (3808 words)

	Morris Motor Company british classic cars 1970s classic british vehicles motorcars austin ford humber morris vauxhall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		William Morris had a flair for using his hands with a keen interest in all things mechanical, which was evident when he purchased his first bicycle, for he was forever taking it apart and reassembling it.
		The Morris 8, introduced in 1935, updated 1936 (series 1), updated 1937 (series 2) and updated 1938 (series E) was the most popular car prewar, no doubt due to it having hydraulic brakes and other advanced features the competitors did not see fit to introduce until after the war.
		Morris believed that the small car market was the best area to start after the war and he had the now famous Morris Minor designed.
	www.british-classic-cars.com /morris.htm (2296 words)

	Safety Fast! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When William Morris went over to the USA in the early years of the last century to confirm orders for the Continental Red-Seal engine which he needed for his factory, he imported more than he bargained for.
		These early Morris cars in the shape of the pre-WW1 Morris Cowley, had a very unusual method for checking the sump oil quantity.
		By the time Cecil Kimber came onto the scene, when he began modifying the bull-nose Morris Oxford and the smaller Cowley, all Morris engines had a dip-stick to assist the owner to monitor the car's oil consumption.
	www.mgcars.org.uk /carclub/sf080402.htm (957 words)

	Safety Fast! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Morris Garages Queen Street showrooms were opened in 1913 - the upper floor of this building is now a restaurant but the façade is little changed today.
		The original Morris Cowley works were situated on the northern junction of Oxford Road and extending down Hollow Way.
		Edmund Road in Cowley was the first purpose built MG factory from 1927 to 1929 situated conveniently and purposely close to the Cowley Morris works where the engines and chassis came for the late 14/40s, early 18/80s and the first of the M Type Midgets.
	www.mgcars.org.uk /carclub/sfmar0403.htm (1130 words)

	Childrens Story - Melvyn the Morris Bullnose
		Morris was a proud manufacturer of quality motor cars back in those days, one of many car makers that are no longer with us such as Standard, Hillman, Lanchester, Singer, Austin, Morris and many more that have since fallen by the wayside.
		As it was, the event proved to be a great success, and the Morris stand was well received by both the public and motoring press alike, journalists in The Autocar raving about his sleek new lines.
		The Doctor part exchanged Melvyn against the brand new Mini, and the shiny Morris was soon entered into a local car dealers auction, a common way for dealers to pass on the cars they no longer want or don't fit in with their image.
	www.oldclassiccar.co.uk /classic_story1.htm (3648 words)

	Morris - GB Classic Cars
		William Morris, the son of a draper's assistant was born in 1877 in Worcester.
		In 1904 William Morris set up his own Morris garage, where his interest turned to cars, and it was in 1910 that he started work on the design of his own model.
		In 1929 William Morris was made a Baronet and this was the same year that he founded the Nuffield College at Oxford.
	www.gbclassiccars.co.uk /morris.html (452 words)

	channel4.com - 4Car - text only (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kimber took the initials of Morris Garages to form the name of his new subsidiary, and on 1st May 1924, the octagon badge was registered as a trademark.
		The original "Bullnose" Morris models were updated in 1926 to receive a new "Flatnose" radiator, and the MGs were modified accordingly.
		This was based on the new Morris Minor chassis, and used the same 847cc OHC engine; it had a fabric-covered two-seater body and cost just £175.
	www.filmfour.com /4car/feature/retrospective/mg-80th-anniversary/mg_t.html (430 words)

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		By the 1930s, Morris had become one of the world’s richest men but he spent little on himself and preferred to donate much of his fortune to charity.
		Morris was therefore given a contract in 1916 to make initially, 250 mine sinkers a week and he became responsible for supplying each subcontractor with jigs, drawings and standards for the part to be made.
		Morris was then officially appointed as ‘Controller of Mine Sinker Assembly’ and although production of Morris Cowleys continued during this period on a small scale, a permit was required before one could be purchased.
	www.lbparkes.co.uk /bullnose/morrisbyseymour-a.htm (1026 words)

	BMC>Rover: The Whole Story
		Like Austin over in Longbridge, Morris was expanding their range, although in the case of Morris it was downward to meet the challenge of producing a rival to the Austin Seven.
		However, with Herbert Austin long since dead it meant that William Morris would be at the head of BMC at the time of its formation, but he soon stepped down as Chairman to become a non-executive President of the company, thus leaving Leonard Lord to call the shots in the Corporation.
		Morris design at Cowley was slowly wound-down piece by piece and the Austin Drawing Office at Longbridge would eventually handle all design work from the end of the 1950s when the Farina designed cars came on stream: all subsequent cars developed by BMC would have ADO (Austin Drawing Office) development tags.
	www.austin-rover.co.uk /wholestoryf.htm (19955 words)

	Ride Drive - MG Cars - Introduction
		The initials MG, used in the MG name, actually stand for Morris Garages, which in the early 1920’s was the name of the Oxford distributor of Morris cars.
		By 1924, Morris Garages were advertising an MG Special four-seater Sports model, which was the first to display the now famous octagonal MG badge.
		In 1929 Morris Garages moved its business to Abingdon in Oxfordshire, this being the third premises they occupied in eight years, by which time the company had been renamed as the MG Car Company.
	www.ridedrive.co.uk /mg-intro.htm (532 words)

	British Motor Manufacturers 1894-1960, Morris
		In 1913 the Oxford was launched followed by the Cowley in 1915.
		After working on munitions during hostilities, Morris re-introduced improved versions of the Oxford and Cowley models after the war.
		The millionth Morris Minor was built in the first week of January 1961 and was marked by a limited edition (350 cars) Minor in lilac with Minor 1000000 badging.
	www.britishmm.co.uk /history.asp?id=634 (269 words)

	Minor Monthly - Morris: The Man - minormonthly.com
		I will not attempt to describe the house in detail but, in spite of the wide range of gifts, decorations, and awards on display, I was still left with the clear impression of a warm and lived-in house, one that had been a very real home to WRM and his wife (they had no children).
		When Sir William Morris was elevated to the peerage, in proper recognition of his industrial achievement and generous charitable benefactions, he chose as his title the name of the nearby village of Nuffield.
		The Friends are a dedicated group of volunteers and as many as 10 of them may act as stewards each time the house is open to the public, which speaks volumes for their enthusiasm and commitment.
	www.minormonthly.com /magazine/issue062.phtml (1937 words)

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		He took an ordinary Morris Cowley chassis and had it fitted with a light open two-seater body of distinctly sporting lines, and in 1924 he commissioned the Coventry firm Carbodies to produce sports two- and four-seater bodies for the Morris chassis.
		At £395, the four-seater with the 14hp Morris Oxford engine was an elegant vehicle with body panels partly in polished aluminum and offset by wheel discs.
		The SA model, introduced at the 1935 Motor Show, was a comfortable six-cylinder sports saloon and drophead coupé with a two-litre engine (soon enlarged to 2.3-litres), which for elegance and performance was a close competitor of the contemporary Jaguar.
	www.mgdriversclub.com /literature/pre-war-mgs.html (1483 words)

	Morris Spare Parts and Literature For Sale and Wanted
		Also, if you are looking for Morris books and manuals, just click here to see the Morris book titles that Amazon has in stock.
		So to advertise your Morris spare parts for sale, wants, car literature or request for information, please complete the form further down the page.
		Morris Z Van complete running gear, no body pannels as the van has been left outside and truely fallen apart.
	www.pedigree-automobiles.co.uk /morris_for_sale.htm (1104 words)

	FullSearch.co.uk - cowley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mike Cowley Mike Cowley ECG stuff The ECG Workshop Leadsicufaqs.org For the "Common-sense Duty Rota", search for Cowley M., (1990) A Common-sense Duty Rota.
		The Cowley Boatyard At present this Boatyard is being rebuilt as part of the Packet Boat Marina development, When completed the
		The Cowley Road Oxford branch, of Robert Stanley Opticians - your local optician in Cowley -
	www.fullsearch.co.uk /search-cowley (259 words)

	\|> MG -- The First Eighty Years (Page 1/4) <\| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He was later to reflect that he saw an opportunity in the market for a car that was ten per cent better than the standard product, but which would sell at a fifty per cent higher price.
		In 1926, the original Bullnose Morris models were replaced by the so-called Flatnose types with a more conventional radiator, and the MGs followed suit.
		The MG Car Company Limited was formally established with William Morris as the main shareholder and governing director, while Kimber became managing director.
	www.motorbar.co.uk /mg80_1.htm (988 words)

	Vectis Auctions LTD - The Joyce Peterzell Collection
		Corgi No.202 Morris Cowley No.202 Morris Cowley - grey, flat spun hubs - Near Mint.
		Corgi No.202 Morris Cowley No.202 Morris Cowley - pale green, blue, flat spun hubs - Good Plus.
		Corgi No.202M Morris Cowley No.202M Morris Cowley - green, fl base, flat spun hubs, mechanical motor - Excellent.
	www.liveauctioneers.com /catalogs/1679.html (1027 words)

	Sundials & Horses
		The photo on the left was taken in the winter of 1962-63 and I still have it framed, here in my office at home.
		The Cowley has been away for the engine to be un-seized, for new wings to be made and for certain other works.
		The Cowley was first registered on 18th June 1932 you see.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/patrick_powers (715 words)

	Morris Cars Directory at Linkcentre.com
		MORRIS MINOR TO MAJOR An extensive site that covers the range of Morriscars over the first fifty years.
		William Morris, who later becamecars, and whose road cars were promoted bybut in 1935 William Morris sold his privateincluding MG, to Morris Motors.
		Morris Minor Centre (Bath Ltd) supply of parts and services for Austin, Morris, Rover, MG, Triumph, Mini, Austin-Healey, Wolseley, Riley, Jaguar and Daimler cars.
	linkcentre.com /cars/Car-Manufacturers/Morris-Cars/2.php (506 words)

	Morris Cars Books with UKshelf.com
		Morris and Austin Mini: Including saloons, estate cars, vans and Coopers from 1959 (Illustrated car servicing series for owner drivers) ---
		Morris 3, 4 and 5 ton vehicles and coach series 303, 303A, 403, 503 and 504 drivers handbook (Part no. AKD 1400B) ---
		Morris and Austin Mini, including saloons, estate cars, vans and Coopers (Illustrated car servicing series for owner drivers) ---
	www.hlebooks.com /UKSHELF/CARS/bmorris.htm (405 words)

	The Morris Minor Page (The Morris Minor, a Small British Classic Car)
		The Morris Minor was, and still is, regarded as part of the family, viewed as a friend and even given pet names.
		Such affection for a mere car, while not unique to the Morris Minor, is indicative of the esteem in which this true British classic is held.
		Further detail on Morris Minors can be obtained by referring to the 'Original Morris Minor' by Ray Newell, and 'Morris Minor' by Paul Skilleter both of which are excellent sources of information.
	www.geocities.com /MotorCity/2639 (173 words)

	1929 Morris Cowley antique car movie prop rental Ontario Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a written account of my family's 1929 Morris Cowley (having owned it for more than 40 years now).
		To that effect, the Cowley works fashioned a taillight that has about a thumb sized marker that they located all the way down against the road (fitted into the license plate) - the one and only sure security against rear collision.
		An old Morris lorry's clutch (which was exactly the same except for needle roller bearings) replaced the car's broken one.
	www.mussonfreight.com /ebbe (5417 words)

	MG-Rover.Org -\|\|- The ultimate site for MG-Rover enthusiasts!
		He was later to state that he saw an opportunity in the market for a car that was ten per cent better than the standard product, but which would sell at a fifty per cent higher price.
		At £395 the four-seater with the 14hp Morris Oxford engine was an elegant vehicle, with the body panels partly in polished aluminium offset by wheel discs.
		William Morris could be considered one of the founding fathers of the British motor industry.
	www.mg-rover.org /aboutmg (877 words)

	Car Parts - Morris? Sneak Directory
		Mini, Austin, Morris Minor, Spridgets, Healey, Sprite, Midget, and Bugeye.
		Morris Motorsports to manufacture parts for their V8 Commodore super cars.
		my first car was a morris 1100 and i retain a great fondness for BMC cars...
	www.sneak.com.au /directory/Car_Parts/Morris/page2.html (498 words)

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