Iminyaka eyi-100 kaMorris
UWilliam Morris wayenesifiso sokukhiqiza imoto ngenani elalizotholwa yiwo wonke umuntu.
Uma uzibuza ukuthi kungani ububona izimoto zikaMorris ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, yingoba abanikazi bazo bagubha iminyaka eyi-100 uWilliam Morris akha imoto yakhe yokuqala e-Oxford ngo-Ephreli 2013.
IMorris Oxford yaqanjwa ngokushesha ngokuthi iBullnose ngenxa yeradiyetha eyindilinga. Kusukela kulezi ziqalo ezincane, ibhizinisi lakhula ngokushesha futhi lakhula laba yinhlangano yomhlaba wonke phakathi neminyaka engama-20.
Njengabakhiqizi abaningi bezimoto bakuqala, uMorris wakhulela epulazini futhi wahamba endaweni efuna umsebenzi. Waqala ukusebenza esitolo samabhayisikili futhi kamuva wavula esakhe.
Ngo-1900, uMorris wanquma ukuya ekukhiqizeni izithuthuthu. Ngo-1910, wayesesungule inkampani yamatekisi kanye nebhizinisi lokuqasha izimoto. Wayiqamba ngokuthi "Amagaraji aseMorris".
NjengoHenry Ford, uWilliam Morris wayefuna ukukhiqiza imoto ngentengo efinyeleleka kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngo-1912, ngosizo lwezezimali lwe-Earl of Macclesfield, uMorris wasungula iMorris Oxford Manufacturing Company.
UMorris wabuye wafunda amasu okukhiqiza kaHenry Ford, wethula umugqa wokukhiqiza, futhi wazuza ngokushesha umnotho wezinga. UMorris uphinde walandela indlela yokuthengisa yakwaFord yokulokhu ehlisa amanani entengo, okwalimaza izimbangi zakhe futhi kwavumela uMorris ukuthi awine ukuthengisa okwandayo. Ngo-1925 yayinamaphesenti angama-40 emakethe yase-UK.
UMorris wandisa njalo uhla lwayo lwezimoto. I-MG (Morris Garages) ekuqaleni yayiyi-Oxford "esebenza kahle kakhulu". Ukukhula kwesidingo kwaholela ekubeni ibe umklamo ngokwawo ngo-1930. Uphinde wathenga uhlobo lwe-Riley ne-Wolseley.
UMorris indoda yayiyisimilo esiqinile, esizethembayo. Lapho imali isiqalile ukungena, waqala ukwenza uhambo olude lwasolwandle, kodwa waphikelela ekwenzeni zonke izinqumo ezibalulekile zebhizinisi nemikhiqizo mathupha.
Phakathi nezinkathi zakhe ezinde zokungabi bikho, ukuthathwa kwezinqumo kwakuvame ukuma futhi abaphathi abaningi abanekhono basula ngenxa yokuphelelwa ithemba.
Ngo-1948 kwakhululwa uSir Alex Issigonis, oklanywe nguMorris Minor. UMorris osekhulile akayithandanga imoto, wazama ukuyivimba ukukhiqizwa kwayo futhi wenqaba ukukhombisa nayo.
Ngo-1952, ngenxa yezinkinga zezimali, uMorris wahlangana nembangi yakhe u-Austin bakha iBritish Motor Corporation (BMC), okuyinkampani yesine enkulu kunazo zonke yezimoto emhlabeni ngaleso sikhathi.
Naphezu kwemiklamo ehamba phambili embonini efana ne-Mini ne-Morris 1100, i-BMC ayizange iphinde ithole impumelelo yokuthengisa u-Morris no-Austin abake bayijabulela ngesikhathi beyizinkampani ezihlukene. Ngasekupheleni kwawo-1980, i-Leyland, njengoba yayibizwa kanjalo ngaleso sikhathi, yayingaphansi kwamanzi.
UMorris washona ngo-1963. Silinganisela ukuthi kunezimoto ezingaba ngu-80 zeBullnose Morris ezisebenzayo e-Australia namuhla.
UDavid Burrell, umhleli we-retroautos.com.au
