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(photo 2007) A bullnose Morris, the car that made Morris's name and fortune. 1932 Morris-Léon Bollée France Morris Marina. Many of the model names are based on the tax horsepower rather than the actual horsepower. "Six" often indicates a 6-cylinder engine. 1913–1926 - Morris Oxford bullnose (12 or 14 hp)
Morris bought the assets of Soho, Birmingham axle manufacturer E.G. Wrigley and Company after it was placed in liquidation late in 1923. Up until that point a small number of commercial vehicle variants of Morris cars were built at the Morris plant at Cowley, but with the newly acquired plant in Foundry Lane, Soho, Birmingham serious production began.
It was the basic model of the Morris two-car range of the time with the Oxford, which used the same 1.5L 26 bhp engine until 1923, having leather upholstery and upgraded lighting as the de-luxe version. Morris acquired the British interests of Hotchkiss in 1923 and renamed them Morris engines branch.
Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models produced by Morris of the United Kingdom, from the 1913 'bullnose' Oxford to the Farina Oxfords V and VI.. Named by W R Morris after "the city of dreaming spires", the university town in which he grew up, the manufacture of Morris's Oxford cars would turn Oxford into an industrial city.
Although Morris launched a new model with a similar name and a similar market positioning, the Morris Mini in 1959, the Minor remained in production for more than a decade after that, and in early 2020, its 23-year production run was counted as the twenty-eighth most long-lived single generation car in history by Autocar magazine, who called it ...
Pages in category "Morris vehicles" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. -Morris ½-ton Series III;
The Morris Eight is a small family car produced by Morris Motors from 1935 to 1948. It was inspired by the sales popularity of the Ford Model Y , styling of which the Eight closely followed. [ 1 ] The success of the car enabled Morris to regain its position as Britain's largest motor manufacturer.
Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models produced by Morris Motors of the United Kingdom, from the 1913 bullnose Oxford to the Farina Oxfords V and VI. Named by W R Morris after the city of dreaming spires , the university town in which he grew up, the manufacture of Morris's Oxford cars would turn Oxford into an industrial city.