Morris Minor The Biography

Author : Martin Wainwright
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1845138066
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morris Minor: The Biography written by Martin Wainwright and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The split screen, the indicators poking up like perspex orange fingers, the notoriously rust-prone floors, the pootling exhaust note… just some of the much-loved characteristics of the Morris Minor or Morris 1000. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis back in 1948, in a sense it was Britain’s answer to the Beetle – a bulbous little creation that was also Britain’s first mass-appeal car. Between then and 1972 when production belatedly ceased some 1.6 million were built. There were variants like the Morris Traveller (timber-framed estate car) and the Morris Million (painted pink), while the convertible was another popular choice. For thousands of ‘newly-marrieds’, or penurious students, it was their first car. It was also the kind of car in which the district nurse did her rounds. In 2008, it is 60 years old, and Martin Wainwright (who proposed to his wife over the gear stick of a Morris Minor) gives us a quirky and fascinating history of this quintessentially British car. You’ll find everything from the post-70s vogue for restoring and rebuilding Morris Minors (several garages still exist to do just that, to the alarming habit of their bonnets to open at speed and entirely obscure your vision, their unreliable trunnions, and not to mention the esoteric photo exhibition some years ago devoted to abandoned Morris Minors on the West Coast of Ireland.

Author : Martin Wainwright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781842627433
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morris Minor written by Martin Wainwright and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis back in 1948, the Morris Minor or Morris 1000 was in a sense Britain's answer to the Beetle. Here, Martin Wainwright provides a history of this quintessentially British car.

Author : Ray Newell
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845841573
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morris Minor written by Ray Newell and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Adult. The post war Morris Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis was one of the most popular British Cars. 2008 will mark 60 years since the first production models rolled off the production lines at Cowley in Oxfordshire. This work looks at the development of its range of models produced during a production run which spanned twenty two years in the UK.

Author : Gillian Bardsley
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445668998
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morris Minor written by Gillian Bardsley and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Morris Minor is one of the great car designs, and it is part of the family history of thousands. Few cars can match the popularity, and the longevity of the Minor: this book tells its story.

Author : Schoenbrunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780908876112
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Zealand Morris Minor Story written by Schoenbrunn and published by . This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many New Zealanders have a story to tell about the Morris Minor; either they used to own one themselves, or learnt to drive in one, or their uncle or aunty used to drive one on gravel roads all the way from .! Whatever their story might be, most people love talking about the Morris Minor which today still enjoys much nostalgic popularity in New Zealand as in its country of origin. The New Zealand Morris Minor Story is a tribute to this wonderful little car, which helped to shape social history, and to those people who had a lifetime involvement with Morris vehicles here in New Zealand, be it as pioneer manufacturers, their engineers, assemblers, sales people or as loving private owners (then and today). Beginning in 1919 with the formation of The Dominion Motors by Sir Charles Norwood the book traces the development of the motorcar assembly industry in New Zealand, with focus on The Dominion Motors Ltd, and not only Morris Minors but other members of the Morris vehicle range are covered. The author, Reiner Schoenbrunn, spent four years researching, painstakingly piecing together the story by interviewing, correspondence and collecting data. The result is a comprehensive documentation of a major part of New Zealand's motoring history, richly illustrated with 278 photographs and original advertisements, 32 of them in colour and mostly previously unpublished. The New Zealand Morris Minor Story should have its place on every car enthusiast's bookshelf!

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1826 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular Sedans written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jon Pressnell
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781844255184
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morris Minor written by Jon Pressnell and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an evocative pictorial journey telling the story of Britain’s emblematic Morris Minor. Drawing on the unparalleled archives of the original constructor, held by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, Morris Minor: The Official Photo Album features the very best of period photography, accompanied by in-depth information from an acknowledged Morris expert – complete with fresh research on many aspects of the car’s history. It will be essential reading for any enthusiast of the much-loved Minor, which celebrates its 60th birthday in 2008.

Author : Edmund Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 081299311X
Total Pages : 801 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edison written by Edmund Morris and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Morris comes a revelatory new biography ofThomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.

Author : Harold Jelly
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447482735
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Morris Minor and the Morris Eight - A Complete Guide for Owners and Prospective Purchasers of All Morris Minors and Morris Eights written by Harold Jelly and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This maintenance handbook is in its complete and unabridged original form, extensively illustrated and full of instruction that is as useful and practical today as it was when originally published. A must-have for anyone with an interest in these classic automobiles. Contents include - Preface - Licences, Insurance And Law - On The Road - How The Engine Works - Overhaul And Maintenance - The Lubrication - The Electrical Equipment - Care Of Tyres - O.H.V Models - War-Time Regulations. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Stephen Haughan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957286870
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peshwari Nans written by Stephen Haughan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their twilight years two eighty-something sisters, Esther and Minnie, are coaxed from their easy chairs and their comfort zone of carpet slippers, crochet hooks, jigsaws and jumble sales to fulfill the dying wish of a dear friend. The sisters go an to undertake a road trip of sorts in Esther's beloved classic Trafalgar-blue 1965 Morris Traveller car, affectionately known as 'Vivien.' The trip however is no minor errand to return late library books: theirs turns out to be an epic undertaking of some seven thousand miles from London's Whitechapel to Raipur, deep in the Indian subcontinent, passing through no less than ten countries along the way, including Poland, Russia, China and Tibet. Esther and Minnie's saga of course does not go without the occasional hitch, but the sister's eternal love for one another, and their quintessential innocence and innate kindness, stand them in good stead when they are faced with seemingly insurmountable odds.