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  Morris Motor Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morris_Motor_Company   (379 words)

  
 William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield (10 October 1877–22 August 1963) was the founder of the Morris Motor Company and a philanthropist.
Morris was born in Worcester, England in 1877.
Morris was married to Elizabeth Anstey on 9 April 1904 - there were no children, and as a result he dispersed a large part of his fortune to charitable causes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Morris,_1st_Viscount_Nuffield   (458 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Austin Motor Company
The Austin Motor Company was founded in Birmingham by Herbert Austin, the former manager of the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company in 1905.
Around the 1920s the company produced the Austin 7, an inexpensive, small and simple car and one of the earliest to be directed at a mass market.
In 1952 Austin merged with the Nuffield Organisation (parent company of Morris) to form the British Motor Corporation.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/a/au/austin_motor_company.html   (143 words)

  
 Austin Motor Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952 but declining after absorption into British Leyland.
Herbert Austin (1866-1941), later Sir Herbert, the former manager of the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company founded The Austin Motor Company in 1905, at Longbridge, which was then in Worcestershire (Longbridge became part of Birmingham in 1911 when its boundaries were expanded).
In 1952 Austin merged with the Nuffield Organisation (parent company of Morris) to form the British Motor Corporation (later British Leyland) with Leonard Lord in charge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austin_Motor_Company   (711 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Morris Motor Company
The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a car company, formed by the merger of the Austin and Morris companies in 1952.
In 1925, Ford Motor Company acquired the Lincoln Motor Company, thus branching out into luxury cars, and in the 1930's, the Mercury division was created to establish a division centered on mid-priced cars.
Morris was started in 1913 when bicycle manufacturer William Morris turned his attention to car manufacturing.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Morris-Motor-Company   (1807 words)

  
 Background Checks - Safespaces.com
Morris' responsibility is to continue developing and refining BIS’ vision and strategy, as the company continues to aid businesses and organizations in reaching recruitment, retention, safety and financial goals.
Morris is active in community and philanthropic causes, he is a board member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association of Cleveland, leading the organization's recruiting efforts accomplishing one of it's most successful recruiting years.
Morris: Motor vehicle checks are essential for any employee who is asked to operate a motor vehicle as part of their work or for any manager or executive.
www.safespaces.com /SS.Experts/Expert_background.htm   (901 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> bicycle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Bowden started the Raleigh company in Nottingham in the 1890s, and soon was producing some 30,000 bicycles a year.
The highest speed ever officially attained on the flat, without using motor pacing and wind-blocks, is by Canadian Sam Whittingham, who in 2002 set a 130.36 km/h (81.00 mph) record on his highly aerodynamic recumbent bicycle.
The Morris Motor Company and Å koda also began in the bicycle business, as did Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/bicycle   (7288 words)

  
 Morris Motor Company british classic cars 1970s classic british vehicles motorcars austin ford humber morris vauxhall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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.
Morris Motors continually improved both the Cowley and Oxfords throughout the 1920's with the Bullnose Cowley being one of the most famous cars ever built.
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.
www.british-classic-cars.com /morris.htm   (2375 words)

  
 Austin-Healey Sprite - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The car was designed by the Healey Motor Company within the bounds of their partnership with British Motor Corporation.
It was based on the Morris Motor Company A-series engine and used as many components from existing cars as possible to keep the cost to a minimum.
This engine actually has the same stroke and bore, and therefore capacity, as the Morris Minor 1000 and the Morris 1100, so the different nominal capacities of these three cars seem to be the idea of the marketing department.
www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Austin-Healey_Sprite   (692 words)

  
 Morris Register of Victoria - Ruskin
Most Morris cars of the period to be seen in Australia, would have bodywork from one of the many coachbuilders who took advantage of the policy of allowing the import of motor cars in chassis form while complete cars carried a penal import duty.
In February 1930 the company changed its name to Ruskin Motor Bodies Pty Ltd. The new name was derived from that of the famous English author, John Ruskin (1819 - 1900), and the company exemplified its ideals from the quotation by that author.
As “Ruskin Motor Bodies Pty Ltd,” bodies were made on numerous chassis and it would have been during this period that Colin MacDonald’s Ten Four was bodied.A contract was made with Morris Motors Ltd. and another with Hudson for their Tarraplane chassis.
www.moreg.org.au /ruskin.htm   (628 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Austin Motor Company
The Austin Motor Company was British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in the 50's but declining after absorption into British Leyland.
Herbert Austin, later Sir Herbert, the former manager of the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company founded The Austin Motor Company in 1905, at Longbridge, which was then in Worcestershire (Longbridge became part of Birmingham in 1911 when its boundaries were expanded).
In 1952 an agreement was reached with Metropolitan and the American styled Austin Metropolitan (sometimes known as a Nash or a Rambler) was produced using the A40 engine and A30 suspension in either an open or closed body shell.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Austin-Motor-Company   (489 words)

  
 Marmon Motor CVar Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The company name was changed in 1866 to Nordyke, Marmon and Company.
During 1875 the company purchased a vacant industrial building in Indianapolis and relocated its plant to that city.
Nordyke, Marmon and Company officially began automobile production in 1905, and it was Howard Marmon who was responsible.
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 Stephen Morris and Vermont Castings
Morris was continually promoted and eventually became the company's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, supervising a budget of up to $13 million dollars.
Morris also orchestrated "The Last of the Defiants" celebration, commemorated by a specially brewed beer and ice cream flavor from Ben and Jerry's, in which a final Defiant stove was built by company founder, Duncan Syme, and later donated to the Smithsonian.
As demand for woodstoves decreased in the early 1980s, Morris was responsible for establishing a national network of independent retailers.
www.thepublicpress.com /people/SM/SMVtCastings.htm   (280 words)

  
 Ford Motor Company : Brand History - Jaguar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Such was the demand that a larger factory was required and the company moved to the present manufacturing plant at browns Lane, Coventry in 1951/52.
The company had been in existence for some 50 years and was now one of the most respected in the world.
Though the company had a fine range of products, the management increasingly realised that to meet the challenge of the nineties and beyond, it would be necessary to have the backing of one of the automotive giants behind the scenes.
www.fordmotorcompany.co.za /corporate/history/jaguar.asp   (6668 words)

  
 Cyber Jeep
In an increasingly tumultuous world, the leadership of Morris Jeep 4x4 Center is committed to running the business in a manner that is pleasing to God and in accordance with His character.
Morris Motor Company will not be held liable for any costs associated with the installation, application or use of any product.
Morris 4x4 Center does not assume responsibility for unclaimed merchandise due to non-payment of such customs, duties, taxes or other fees.
www.cyberjeep.com /aboutus.asp   (1270 words)

  
 Morris Motor Company - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Morris Motor Company - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Morris Motor Company was a former English car manufacturing company.
Morris Motor Company, History, Models, See also, British automobile manufacturers and History of Oxfordshire.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Morris_Motor_Company   (389 words)

  
 MORRIS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Morris is the name of some places in the United States of America:
One of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, Ireland - a notable member of the Morris family was Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, former president of the International Olympic Committee.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.yotor.org /wiki/en/mo/Morris.htm   (123 words)

  
 Oxford - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Duke's Cut was completed by the Duke of Marlborough in 1789 to link the new canal with the River Thames; and in 1796 the Oxford Canal company built their own link to the Thames, at Isis Lock.
By the early 20th century Oxford was experiencing rapid industrial and population growth, with the printing and publishing industries becoming well established by the 1920s.
Also during that decade the economy and society of Oxford underwent a huge transformation as William Morris established the Morris Motor Company to mass produce cars in Cowley, on the south-eastern edge of the city.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Oxford   (1541 words)

  
 wolseley motor company wolseley car insurance free quote
The Wolseley Motor Company began in 1905 in the United Kingdom from 1905.
The company officially became the Wolseley Motor Company in 1914.
After the war, Wolseleys, were based on the Morris Oxford MO. The Wolseley marque is retained by the MG Rover Group.
www.quotezone.co.uk /wolseley.htm   (228 words)

  
 Progressive, The: Rationality will not save us: Errol Morris pursues McNamara into the Fog
In 1988, Morris left the jokes aside and made The Thin Blue Line, a film that led to the overturned conviction of death row inmate Randall Dale Adams for the murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood.
Morris blended his humor with pathos in the brilliant Mr.
Morris believes the problem rests with a Presidency that has grown out of proportion.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1295/is_3_68/ai_114403790   (1439 words)

  
 About Morris Grain Company
Today, Morris Grain Company still leads the way in providing a large variety of herbicides and insecticides to aid producers in gaining maximum yield in a wide variety of crops.
The main reason Morris Grain Company remains a leader in the agrichemical market is due to our low wholesale chemical prices that MGC passes along to it's customers.
Morris Grain Company began in 1946 as a family-owned business in Minnesota and still remains a family-owned business today.
www.alexweb.net /mgc/about.htm   (427 words)

  
 Mini History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He formed a group within the company to study concepts for a small car.
Se7en and the Morris Mini Minor were identical except for their badging and were both known as the
Morris name was manufactured in the late 1970s.
www.carnutgarage.com /office/mini_history.html   (2141 words)

  
 Ford Motor Company british classic cars 1970s classic british vehicles motorcars austin ford humber morris vauxhall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
When founded, Ford Motor Company was just one of 15 car manufacturers in Michigan and 88 in the US.
Even as Henry Ford II drove the industry's first postwar car off the assembly line, he was making plans to reorganize and decentralize the company to resume its prewar position as a major force in a fiercely competitive auto industry.
He was chairman of the board of directors from 1960 until 1980, and remained as chairman of the finance committee from 1980 until his death in 1987.
www.british-classic-cars.com /ford.htm   (861 words)

  
 Finance Company Listing II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is the first western insurance company to be granted a license to do business in China since the Communists consolidated their power.
The company is a master at finding unfilled niches, such as kidnapping and ransom insurance.
While tobacco continues to be the company’s most lucrative business, accounting for 66% of operating profits, an increased regulatory environment and public anti-cigarette sentiment points to signs that the company’s cash cow might begin to experience a slower growth.
www.duke.edu /~charvey/Finance/club/company2.htm   (826 words)

  
 SurfWax: Company News and Articles On Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Company are seeking billions in aid from the Washington, but they asking that it not be called a "bailout." The "B" word has been taboo ever since Chrysler Corp. -- faced with impending insolvency -- narrowly won $1.
The opportunity at Ford Motor Company came up during the last two months and I decided to take it." Hamp described his work with the cultural community as an "externally focused role" whereas his new position with the company will be an "inside role." He will report to Bill Ford, his brother-in-law and good friend.
The company's first embarrassment in recent times was when its Scolarest subsidiary became embroiled in the row over the quality of school meals triggered by TV cook Jamie Oliver.
www.inqit.com /files/Ford_Motor_Company.html   (4451 words)

  
 Brighton-Early : Star Motor Company
The driving force behind the Company was Edward Lisle who was managing director of Star from the time it sold its first motorcars in 1899 until he retired in 1920.
The original Star car was a direct copy of a Benz Velo and the press often referred to it as a Star-Benz, but the firm's advertising stated that the cars were "entirely of British manufacture".
Similarly, Star motor tricycles were "built on the De Dion principle".
www.brighton-early.com /Star.html   (352 words)

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