Morris Motor Company Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

 

 The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacrturing company . After the incorporation of the company into large corporations , the Morris name remainded in use as a marque untill 1984 when British Leyand 's Austin Rover Group decided to concetrate on the more popular Austin  marque. The trademark is currently owned by SAIC after being transferred from bankrupt subsidiary Nanjing Autommotive.  The Morris Motor Company was started in 1910 when bicycle manufacturer William Morris turned his attention to car manufacturing and began to plan a new light car. A factory was opened in 1913 in a former Oxford Military College at Cowley, Oxford, United Kingdom, and the company's first car, the 2-seat Morris Oxford "Bullnose" was introduce . In 1952 the Nuffield Organisation merged with its old rival the Austin Motor Company to form the British Motor Corporation (BMC). Nuffield brought the Morris, MG, Riley and Wolseley marques into the merger. Leonard Lord was in charge, which led to Austin's domination of the organisation. Badge-engineering was important to the new company and for many years the several marques would be seen on several families of similar vehicles.

In 1952 the Nuffield Organisation merged with its old rival the Austin Motor Company to form the British Motor Corporation (BMC). Nuffield brought the Morris, MG, Riley and Wolseley marques into the merger. Leonard Lord was in charge, which led to Austin's domination of the organisation. Badge-engineering was important to the new company and for many years the several marques would be seen on several families of similar vehicles. In the early 1980s, the former Morris plant at Cowley and its sister site the former Pressed Steel plant, were turned over to the production of Austin and Rover badged vehicles. They continued to be used by BL's Austin Rover Group and its successor the Rover Group, which was eventually bought by BMW, and then by a management consortium, leading to the creation of MG Rover. None of the former Morris buildings now exist, British Aerospace sold the site in 1992, it was than demolished and replaced with the Oxford Business Park. The adjacent former Pressed Steel Company site (now known as "Plant Oxford") is owned and operated by BMW, who use it to assemble the new MIN .

British Leyland

In 1968, in further rationalisations of the British motor industry, BMC became part of the newly formed British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), and subsequently, in 1975, the nationalised British Leyland Limited (BL). The Morris marque continued to be used until the early 1980s on cars such as the Morris Marina. The Morris Ital (essentially a facelifted Marina) was the last Morris-badged passenger car, with production ending in the summer of 1984. The last Morris of all was a van variant of the Austin Metro.  In the early 1980s, the former Morris plant at Cowley and its sister site the former Pressed Steel plant, were turned over to the production of Austin and Rover badged vehicles. They continued to be used by BL's Austin Rover Group and its successor the Rover Group, which was eventually bought by BMW, and then by a management consortium, leading to the creation of MG Rover.

In the early 1980s, the former Morris plant at Cowley and its sister site the former Pressed Steel plant, were turned over to the production of Austin and Rover badged vehicles. They continued to be used by BL's Austin Rover Group and its successor the Rover Group, which was eventually bought by BMW, and then by a management consortium, leading to the creation of MG Rover. None of the former Morris buildings now exist, British Aerospace sold the site in 1992, it was than demolished and replaced with the Oxford Business Park. The adjacent former Pressed Steel Company site (now known as "Plant Oxford") is owned and operated by BMW, who use it to assemble the new MINI.

Austin-Healey Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker. The marque was established through a joint-venture arrangement, set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company, a renowned automotive engineering and design firm.  Austin-Healey cars were produced until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey and Austin came to an end. Donald Healey left the company in 1968 when British Motor Holdings (BMC had merged with Jaguar Cars in 1966 to form BMH) was merged into British Leyland. Healey joined Jensen Motors who had been making bodies for the "big Healeys" since their inception in 1952, and became their chairman in 1972 .

The Austin Healey was extensively raced by the Donald Healey Motor Company in Europe at Le Mans and in Sebring in the U.S., in classic rallies by the BMC competitions department, and was recognized from the very beginning by the Sports Car Club of America/SCCA. Healey models raced in club racing in D, E, and F production classes, winning National Championships in both D and E Production.

Successors

The name Austin is now owned by Nanjing who bought the assets of MG Rover Group (British Leyland's successor company) out of bankruptcy in 2005. After Donald Healey sold his original business, Donald Healey Motor Company, the Healey brand was registered to a new firm, Healey Automobile Consultants, which the Healey family sold to HFI Automotive in 2005.  In June 2007, Nanjing and Healey Automobile Consultants / HFI Automotive signed a collaborative agreement that aims to recreate the Austin Healey and Healey marquees alongside NAC's MG. No timeline has been given as to when the Healey and Austin-Healey brands will return, although MG will be back on the market in China and the UK by the year's end. In 1953, a special streamlined Austin-Healey set several land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA.
Austin-Healey 3000

    ■   1959 – 1961 BN7 Mark I (2 seater roadster), BT7 Mark I (2+2 roadster)
    ■   1961 – 1962 BN7 Mark II (2 seater roadster), BT7 Mark II (2+2), BJ7 Mark II (2 seater roadster)
    ■   1962 – 1964 BJ7 Mark II (convertible)
    ■   1964 – 1967 BJ8 Mark III (convertible)

Models built

Austin-Healey 100

    ■   1953 – 1955 BN1 Austin-Healey 100
    ■   1955 Austin-Healey 100S (Limited production — 50 race-prepared cars)
    ■   1955 – 1956 BN2 Austin-Healey 100 and 100M
    ■   1956 – 1957 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 (2+2 roadster)
    ■   1957 – 1959 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 Change to 1 3/4" SU Carbs (2+2 roadster)
    ■   1958 – 1959 BN6 Austin-Healey 100-6 6 Cylinder (2 seater roadster)


Austin-Healey Sprite

   ■   1958 – 1960 AN5 Mark I 'Bugeye – US' 'Frogeye – UK'
   ■   After the Bugeye, the AH Sprite was a badge engineered twin to the MG Midget (hence the term           'Bridget').

    The MG was aimed slightly upmarket, and as there was no bugeye midget, the "mark" numbers are offset by 1;      For example, except for the badges and price a fully optioned Mk II Sprite was identical to a base level Mk     I Midget.

    ■  1961 – 1964 AN6 – AN7 Mark II
    ■  1964 – 1966 AN8 Mark III (roll-up windows)
    ■  1966 – 1969 AN9 Mark IV
    ■  1969 – 1971 AN10 Mark V (UK Only)