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The Story of the BMC 1100

Chris Morris

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Description:The Story of the BMC 1100 has been compiled by two members of the national 1100 Club, Chris Morris and Fernand Pinkney, and contains interviews with the former Oxford car workers who helped design and build it.Interviewees include Peter Tothill, from Stadhampton, who is now 84 and worked for Morris for 32 years, before retiring in 1982.The former production engineer “I don’t think we realised what a winner the 1100 would be when we were making it, but it went on to surpass the Mini, the 1800 and the Maxi in terms of popularity. I think that was because it was so well-engineered, it handled well and had good suspension.”Mr Tothill had his own 1100 in the early 60s. He “It was a good, reliable little car and there was a real element of pride at Cowley when it sold so well. The book about it is an excellent idea and it’s great that it’s been written by enthusiasts, all under their own steam.The book is full of data and interesting facts and photos, but it also has a fascinating collection of interviews with former Morris workers, ranging from developers and designers to engineers and those who actually built and tested the 1100.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Story of the BMC 1100. To get started finding The Story of the BMC 1100, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 168

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Arima Publishing

Release: 2012

ISBN: 184549539X

Description: The Story of the BMC 1100 has been compiled by two members of the national 1100 Club, Chris Morris and Fernand Pinkney, and contains interviews with the former Oxford car workers who helped design and build it.Interviewees include Peter Tothill, from Stadhampton, who is now 84 and worked for Morris for 32 years, before retiring in 1982.The former production engineer “I don’t think we realised what a winner the 1100 would be when we were making it, but it went on to surpass the Mini, the 1800 and the Maxi in terms of popularity. I think that was because it was so well-engineered, it handled well and had good suspension.”Mr Tothill had his own 1100 in the early 60s. He “It was a good, reliable little car and there was a real element of pride at Cowley when it sold so well. The book about it is an excellent idea and it’s great that it’s been written by enthusiasts, all under their own steam.The book is full of data and interesting facts and photos, but it also has a fascinating collection of interviews with former Morris workers, ranging from developers and designers to engineers and those who actually built and tested the 1100.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Story of the BMC 1100. To get started finding The Story of the BMC 1100, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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