Morris Oxford bullnose

Morris Oxford
Oxford 2-seater 1913
Overview
Manufacturer	Morris Motors
Production	1913–1926
Body and chassis
Class	Small car

Oxford bullnose two-seater
Oxford 2-seater 1913 W R Morris and passenger
Overview
Manufacturer	W R M Motors Limited
Production	1913–16
Assembly	Oxford
Designer	W R Morris
Body and chassis
Body style	open 2-seater torpedo open 2-seater torpedo de luxe coupé cabriolet limousine Commercial variant no windscreen or door was fitted to: sporting car delivery van
Layout	FR layout
Related	Cowley
Powertrain
Engine	W&P 1,018 cc (62.1 cu in) I4
Transmission	3-speeds and reverse manual W&P gearbox control lever outside body multiplate clutch in oil also by W&P universal joint behind gearbox propellor shaft in a torque tube back axle — overhead Wrigley worm
Dimensions
Wheelbase	84 in (2,134 mm) standard track 40 in (1,016 mm) standard ( increased to 42 in (1,067 mm) ) 90 in (2,286 mm) de luxe track 45 in (1,143 mm) de luxe
Length	126 in (3,200 mm) standard 132 in (3,353 mm) de luxe
Width	47 in (1,194 mm) standard 50 in (1,270 mm) de luxe
Kerb weight	558 kg (1,230 lb) standard 635 kg (1,400 lb) de luxe
Chronology
Successor	Hotchkiss engined car

Oxford bullnose 1919–26
1925 Four-seater tourer on the new for 1925 long wheelbase chassis
Overview
Manufacturer	W R Morris Limited
Production	1919–26
Body and chassis
Body style	open 2-seater open 4-seater tourer coupé cabriolet from 1923 saloon from 1924 landaulet from 1926 ¾ coupé from 1926 saloon landaulet from 1926
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	side valve straight-4 1,548 cc (94.5 cu in) 11.9 hp - standard until September 1924 1,802 cc (110.0 cu in) 13.9 hp 14/28 - optional from January 1923 to September 1924 then standard
Transmission	3-speeds and reverse manual gearbox two plate cork-lined clutch universal joint behind gearbox propellor shaft in a torque tube back axle: ¾ floating, spiral bevel
Dimensions
Wheelbase	102 in (2,591 mm) 1919-24 108 in (2,743 mm) 1925-26 106.5 in (2,705 mm) 1927 track 48 in (1,219 mm)
Length	150 in (3,810 mm) 2-seater 153 in (3,886 mm) 4-seater
Width	58 in (1,473 mm)
Kerb weight	open 4-seater tourer 1,876 lb (851 kg) 1921 1,960 lb (889 kg) 1922 2,044 lb (927 kg) 1923 2,128 lb (965 kg) 1924 2,352 lb (1,067 kg) 1925 2,268 lb (1,029 kg) 1926
Chronology
Successor	Morris Oxford flatnose

The "bullnose" Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models that was produced by Morris of the United Kingdom, from 1913 to 1926.

Named by W R Morris after the city of dreaming spires, the university town in which he grew up, the manufacture of Morris's Oxford cars would turn Oxford into an industrial city.

William Morris's first car was called Oxford in recognition of its home city. It was announced in magazine in October 1912 and production began in March 1913. Because he had a limited amount of capital and was unwilling to share ownership of his business little was made in-house. Virtually all components were bought-in and assembled by Morris. It was a small car with a 1018 cc four-cylinder side-valve engine with fixed cylinder head from White & Poppe. Ignition was by a Bosch magneto.

The chassis made by Rubery Owen was of pressed-steel construction and suspension was by leaf springs, semi-elliptic at the front and longer three-quarter elliptic at the rear slung above the axle. The welded single piece banjo rear axle with splined half shafts was driven by a Wrigley Worm. The front axle was of forged steel and, like the back axle assembly and the steering, was made by Wrigley. The brakes, on the rear wheels only, were the external contracting type, metal to metal, using four shoes in each drum. A White & Poppe three-forward and reverse gearbox was fitted. The Powell & Hanmer headlamps were acetylene and the side and tail lamps oil. The windscreen, by Auster Limited of Barford Street, Birmingham, like the lamps was classed as an accessory.

The car got its popular name, Bullnose, from its distinctive round-topped radiator at first called the bullet nose. Most bodies, made by Raworth of Oxford, were of the two-seat open-tourer type. There was also a van version, but the chassis did not allow four-seat bodies to be fitted, as it was not strong enough and too short.

It was first displayed at the Olympia Motor Show which opened 7 November 1913. The standard model remained in production unchanged. The new de luxe had a longer wheelbase, 90 in (2,300 mm), and track was now 45 in (1,100 mm).