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1967 Morris Minor
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1965 Morris Mini Minor 850
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I saw the new XTS and it looks really nice - but that's the Platinum version.

Morris Markin, a clothier from Chicago, Illinois became the owner of a Joliet, Illinois auto-body manufacturer when its owner defaulted on a $15,000 personal loan from Markin.

Morris Minor: the perfect car for students?
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Morris Minor
1960 Vauxhall Velox PA 2.2 from UK and Ireland
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The Morris Mini also went out of favour against much more civilised motoring, ...

Mac Morrison nails it--this is a outstanding car for daily driving. Better than the M3, in my opinion, since the steering isn't as light and there's more torque down low.

By Ed Morris
Once the definitive estate car, the Volvo V70 now comes with green credentials.

1967 MK 1 Morris Mini Cooper S Type R - Driving Impression
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Mini Cooper S - Romancing The Stone ...

Mr Russell Morris - Lancashire
'I had a problem with the handbrake where it was weak. My car only had a three-year warranty. On the first MoT I was told I needed a new brake assembly: GBP 500! ...

For the frame, Art Morrison bent up some 2 x 4 tubing that Pinkee's fabricated to fit the car's design elements. With the frame done, they turned to the sheetmetal fabrication process, which included scratch-building the doors and floors.

The new car takes inspiration and styling cues from the Morris Mini Traveller, Austin Mini Countryman and the Mini Clubman Estate, which enjoyed widespread success in the 1960s.

The MINI has a predecessor, the extremely popular Austin and Morris Minis first produced by the British Motor Corporation beginning in 1959. Anyone in England in the Happening '60s might well wonder what Brits drove before the Mini appeared.

My brother's mate used to own an old Morris Oxford hearse. He borrowed it once and said it was petrifying. It felt as it someone was constantly staring over your shoulder.

The 200 series used the windscreen from the Range Rover, door handles from the Morris Marina and tail lights from the Austin Maestro van.

Hailed as a modern-day successor to the original Morris "Mini", the new 660 cc four-door Daihatsu Mira hatch is what's known in Japan as a Kei Car.

John Cooper saw the potential of the Mini for competition and debuted the Austin Mini Cooper and Morris Mini Cooper in 1961.
The Mini Cooper S earned acclaim with Monte Carlo Rally victories in 1964, 1965 and 1967.

In Australia, a factory-produced, twin-carburettor'd special edition called the Morris Sports 850 was produced in limited numbers. A hint of the Mini's later dominance of motorsport came in 1960, when one placed sixth overall in the RAC Rally.

For those who don't remember, here's a quick bit of history. The original MINI Cooper, named after racer John Cooper, was launched by the Austin and Morris companies in England starting in 1959. (It was later built by British Leyland and Rover.) ...

"The goal was to make the finest ICE system of any car in the world," says Sean Morris, "and I think we have succeeded." ...

It's a little bizarre seeing grown men on rollerskates, which in Jersey could get you knocked around, but we stumble upon a absolutely huge mural of Jim Morrison, which hits me in the gut, if you know what I mean. We even get to see Muscle Beach.

(or 'Premiership footballers', as they're better known) get to learn the grip and handling capabilities of their Bentley… by hooning it around the frozen lakes of Finland. Which definitely beats looping round traffic cones in a dingy Morrisons ...

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