The Bullnose and Flatnose Morris.Signed by Lytton P.James / Robin I Barraclough / Des Measures

The Bullnose Morris, so called on account of its shapely radiator, was a remarkable car. It was created by a humble craftsman and brought to Lord Nuffield (as he became) fame and a fortune which enabled him to give away astronomical sums of money to deserving causes. William Morris, as he was, set out to mass produce motor cars in England as Henry Ford had produced the model-T Ford by the million in America. But although it was made in enormous numbers, the Morris remained a car of character, endearing itself to its staunch owners by the whine of its gears and the squeal of its brakes as well as by its low price and honest specification. Because so many motorists began their driving careers in these cars, there still exists enormous interest in them. In this unique, definitive book on the subject, historians Lytton Jarman and Robin Barraclough tell the complete story from the first pre-World War One light cars to the many versions, private, commercial, even sporting models and early MGs produced. There are full specification details given along with maintenance and wiring diagram details and finally a register of surviving cars. This is an account not only of how the Bullnose Morris made a fortune for its industrious creator, but of how he circumnavigated industrial crises, and of all the fascinating off-shoots of the Nuffield commercial empire.