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William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield, (10 October 1877 – 22 August 1963), was an English motor manufacturer, philanthropist and prominent financier of the British fascist movement.
The William Morris Building Coventry University. (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 ...
Morris Commercial 1 ton van of 1928. Morris Commercial Cars Limited is a British manufacturer of commercial vehicles formed by William Morris, founder of Morris Motors Limited, to continue the business of E G Wrigley and Company which he purchased as of 1 January 1924.
MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion sideline of Morris Garages, a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris. The business's manager, Cecil Kimber, modified standard production Morris Oxfords and added MG Super Sports to the plate at the nose of the car. A separate M.G. Car Company Limited was ...
Morris Motors Limited - Morris vehicles which was also the Nuffield Organization's holding company for: Wolseley Motors Limited – Wolseley cars; Riley (Coventry) Limited – Riley cars; The M.G. Car Company Limited – MG cars; Morris Commercial Cars Limited – producing vans and trucks; The S.U. Carburetter Company Limited; and included:
A BMC share certificate A BMC ambulance A 1963 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe The Mini was BMC's all-time best seller. A 1965 Riley 4/72. BMC was the largest British car company of its day, with (in 1952) 39% of British output, producing a wide range of cars under brand names including Austin, Morris, MG, Austin-Healey, Riley, and Wolseley, as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors.
The "bullnose" Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models produced by British manufacturer Morris from 1913 to 1926. It was named by W R Morris after the city in which he grew up and which his cars were to industrialise.
The same year William Morris realised millions from the sale and stock market listing of preference shares in his business and he privately bought Wolseley, founded by Herbert Austin, which until a few years earlier had been Britain's largest car manufacturer. William Morris now had ample wherewithal to go after Herbert Austin's little car with ...