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Thursday 31 January 2013

100 Years of Morris.

Now you will know or if you don't you do now that in the spring of 1913 William Morris's first car, the Morris Oxford was produced for £175.
To celebrate 100 years of Morris and the 65th anniversary of the launch of so many "new" models of car and commercials many events are being planned this year.
It is 65 years since the 1948 Motor Show, the first motor show after the war and a bright new era was dawning, remember "export or die".
So we have the big 65th anniversary J rally in Birmingham, being organised by the J register and a big two day event at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire,
 ( www.cornburypark.co.uk ) the same weekend, 15-16th June. Many many car and van clubs will be there.





 Other clubs are still being added, all will be doing a display, what a sight this will be.
The Morris Isis, Cowley and Hindustan club, The 6/80 & MO club, The POVC and The Morris LCV group have all just announced they will be there! Still many more clubs have yet to announce their intentions. Check out www.morriscentenary.org.uk and  www.jtypevan.com for further details.
Will you be there?


A list of chassis number and registration dates.

J/R 010 10/1949--J/R 649 1949--J/R 755 1/1950--J/R 1061 12/1949--J/R 1102 12/1949--J/L 1518 1950--J/R 1612 03/1950--J/L 2935 1951--J/R 4491 11/1950--J/R 6050 12/1950--J/R 6187 1/1951--J/R 10916 12/1951--J/R 10972 1/1952--J/R 14776 12/1952--J/R 145931/1953--J/R 15455 1/1953--J/R 16261 03/1953--J/R 18124 1952--J/R 19902 12/1953--J/R 20658 02/1954--J/R 21720 12/1953--J/R 23555 1954--J/R 24274 1954--J/R 25618 12/1954--J/R 25079 1/1955--J/R 25741 05/1955--J/R 29869 11/1955--J/R 30963 11/1955--J/R 3183110/1955--J/R 32465 11/1955--J/R 33340 1/1956--J/R 35466 1/1957--J/R 35671 12/1956--JB/MR 37200 06/1957--JB/MR 39547 12/1957--JB/MR 39012 1/1958--JB/MR 39648 1/1958--JB/MR 42533 1/1959--JB/MR 42677 12/1958--JB/MR 43367 1959--JB/MR 45648 1/1960--JB/MR 45693 12/1959--JB/MR 46009 02/1960--JB/MR 47648 12/1960--JB/MR 47907 12/1960--JB/MR 48069 01/1961--JB/MR 48219 01/1961
Approximate Production data for each year.
1949 750 vehicles -1950 5347 -1951 5051 -19524098 -1953 5027 -1954 6000 -1955 6894 -19563169 -1957 3284 -1958 3131 -1959 2965 -19602516 -1961 362
Total produced 48620


Ardingly Vehicle Show 12/7/09. Picture taken by Clive Barker.