Description From a deceased estate; supplied new to New Zealand and re-registered in the UK in 2005; older restoration in wonderful condition throughout Starting out by making bicycles, William Morris introduced his first car, the immortal Oxford 'Bullnose’, in 1913, starting a tradition of Morris Oxfords that was to continue right up until 1971.

A cheaper Cowley version was made available in 1915 and the Bullnose quickly gained such an enviable reputation for reliability and build quality that, by the end of the 1920's, Morris had become Britain's largest car manufacturer, outselling the might of Ford and holding a 51% share of the market.

Indeed, so successful was it that Morris was obliged to institute three-shift working and acquire the Hotchkiss factory in Coventry in order to satisfy demand.

At first the engines were supplied by White and Poppe and the American firm Continental, but after the war an 11.9hp 1,548cc Hotchkiss engine was adopted, made at the factory in Coventry, ...