Century Motors Co. (1919-1923)
Elkhart, Indiana
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| This is a Morriss-London radiator emblem (1919-1923) toc Size: 64mm diameter MM: None |
The Morriss-London was a four-cylinder assembled tourer built for export to the UK under an agreement between the Crow-Elkhart Motor Car Company and Frank E. Morriss, an automobile agent in Piccadilly, London. The Morriss-London was built by the Century Motors Company, a subsidiary of Crow-Elkhart.
Frank Morriss imported two complete cars and 100 chassis in 1919. The chassis were given bodies made by Morgan in the UK and some cars were exported to Australia. However, Morriss was bankrupt in 1920, after which some of the remaining 69 chassis were bodied by Saunders Motors Ltd. Crow-Elkhart was also bankrupt in 1923. A few Morriss-London cars continued to be sold up to 1925.
Emblem
The Morriss-London carried a blue and white enamel radiator emblem depicting the dome of St Paul's cathedral, see example shown above. This Morriss-London radiator emblem is extremely rare.
The "Morriss-London" name and an "ML" logo were also displayed on the hubcaps, see the Morriss-London hub emblem and hubcap shown below. This Morriss-London hub emblem is extremely rare.
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| This is a Morriss-London hub emblem (1919-1923) sam Size: 70mm diameter |
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| This is a Morriss-London hubcap (1919-1923) dkc |
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