Word: cowley
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Oxford born, educated at Cowley. hard by the spires of Oxford, Sir William started life as a bicycle rider. He still is proud of his large glass case full of medals. Now, he often hustles off to play golf on the course he owns at Henley-on-Thames. His hired men there may see him playing, but they know they would be fired if they told any bystander that the man in the tacky looking grey flannels is Sir William Morris. Sir William's factory whence issues the Morris Cowley car has put Oxford town on England...
Finally Mr. Ford took a poke at his only English rivals, Sir Herbert Austin and Sir William Richard Morris.* They make "baby cars," the Austin 7 (7 h. p.) and the Morris-Cowley because in England larger cars pay a terrific license tax ($225 yearly for a Rolls-Royce, $120 for a U.S. Ford, $50 for the special "British Ford" with smaller motor [10 h. p.], $35 for an Austin). So far so good, but Mr. Ford plainly told the English motor tycoons that it is foolish (for them to try and sell "baby cars" in the British Dominions, where...