Morris CS8 2 Pounder Portee

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by David_Hayward
as against Morris Motors Limited, Longbridge, Birmingham [RIP, April 2005!] which produced the cars.

David,

Correction ! Longbridge was the home of the Austin Motor Co. Ltd. Morris Motors Ltd. factory was at Cowley, Oxford.

A few years ago I had to repair a winch from a MCC C8 FAT and cast on the main gear carrier inside, was "AUSTIN MORRIS". I thought that to be odd as they did not merge into BMC until 1952 and no Austin military trucks that I am aware of, used that type of winch. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I am sure the Austin actually built some Morris Commercial military vehicles during the War. Perhaps someone else knows more?

Richard