WW2 Morris Commercial history

[Mike K]

Came across this by chance.

https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/...OPERATIONS.pdf

Not seen this before

http://www.o5m6.de/wehrmacht/morris_cs8_autocannone.php

[Lynn Eades]

Amazing stuff in there Mike.
Hard to believe that the Brits lost 21,000 trucks at Dunkirk but had replaced them in 120 days. That's 175 per day! This is quite different from the USA's 1942 production, having had time to gear up.
Great read!
Thank you for posting.

[Maurice Donckers]

In the Story is a picture from a CMP quad , and a C8 in a movie .

[Mike K]

Although the MCC article is very interesting ,I feel the author should have titled the piece with a more appropriate header. The article appears to describe British WW2 transport in general with very little references to Morris-Commercials in particular !

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Although the MCC article is very interesting ,I feel the author should have titled the piece with a more appropriate header. The article appears to describe British WW2 transport in general with very little references to Morris-Commercials in particular !

Hi Mike,
I agree with you there. Their was reference to Austins at the start of the article but I could find nothing within the article that mentioned them specifically. Maybe the writer was unaware that Morris and Austin were not associated with each other until c.1952 when the British Motor Corporation (BMC) was formed.

That being said, it is a little known fact that Austin Motor Co. actually built some of the WW2 Morris Commercial military vehicles. Austin must have had a larger manufacturing capacity than MCC I assume.

regards,
Richard

[Luigi Manes]

A Ford F15 with 20mm Breda of a 'Batteria Volante' and an Italian manned Morris Commercial:




Regards,

Luigi

[Mike K]

Thanks for the pics.