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Lord Nuffield
An Illustrated Life of William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield, 1877-1963
Series: Shire Library
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Lord Nuffield
William Richard Morris, Lord Nuffield, an astute businessman and mechanic, produced the first small economical car to be produced in large numbers. His special talent enabled him to contain the right parts and to assemble them, and so the first Morris Oxford car appeared in 1913.
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William Richard Morris, later Lord Nuffield, rose from humble beginnings to become one of Britain's leading industrialists and philanthropists. It is to his career that Oxford's industrial standing can largely be attributed.
Having established his own cycle business nine months after leaving school at fourteen, he quickly developed plans for a small, high-quality car that could be mass-produced. Thus, the first Morris Oxford appeared in 1913.
The economic boom of the 1920s made Morris a millionaire and peer. It was not long before he embarked upon a programme of philanthropy that would see him give away over £30,000,000, much of it to hospitals and other medical causes. He also financed the establishment of Nuffield College, Oxford, which bears his title.
His name ceased to appear on motorcars in 1983, when Morris Motors became part of British Leyland, but the MG (Morris Garages) badge has survived as a fitting memorial.
Series: Shire Library
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ISBN: 9780747802037
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 1993
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Shire Publications
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 120g
Pages: 48
About the Author
Peter Hull was on the staff of the Vintage Sports-car Club from 1965 to 1986 and was Secretary from 1971-1986. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu and a Trustee of the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust.
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