Morris cars

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About Morris cars

All pictures of the English car manufacturer Morris.

- Great Britain from 1913 to 1984
- Founder: William Morris (later Lord Nuffield)
- 1952 company fusion with Austin, later with British-Leyland

Morris was started in 1913 when bicycle manufacturer William Morris (1877-1963) turned his attention to car manufacturing. A factory was opened in Oxford and the company's first car the "Bullnose" Oxford was introduced.

During the 1920s Morris established a reputation for producing high quality cars. In 1924 Morris overtook Ford to become Britain's biggest car manufacturer, holding a 51% share of the home market. Also in 1924 the head of the Morris sales agency in Oxford, Cecil Kimber, started building sporting versions of Morris cars called MG after the agency Morris Garages.

Wikipedia see more:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Motor_Company

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