MORRIS LEON BOLLEE / LE MANS / FRANCE ( 1925- 1933 )
In 1924 Sir William R. Morris, the famous founder of the British Morris Motors Ltd, bought the French LEON BOLLEE factory in Le Mans. He had the idea to breach the French tariff walls from inside.
The first Morris Leon Bollee had a 4-cylinder engine made by Hotchkiss. In 1928 a 3-litre straight -8 was offered. The bodies of the Morris Leon Bollee were all made in France and were considerably more attractive than their British counterparts.
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| Flat emblem mounted on a 1932 radiator shell. In the middle of every emblem the crest of the town Le Mans / France |
| Size | 5.0 cm |
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| Year | 1925- 1932 |
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| backside without makers mark |
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| 1926 French advertisement showing the emblem |
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| 1930 advertisement (source Archives de le Somme GUER 1371 Medie 11. I added an original badge. |
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| 1932 radiator shell still missing the emblem |
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| the first years the emblem was vaulted |
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| contemporary ad showing the design of the emblem |
Could there be a more appealing advertisement for enthusiasts?
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| source: Archives de la Somme GUER 1295 20 |
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| 1925 script |
There was a v - shaped version:
and a flat version:
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| LEON BOLLEE seen in Paris in the nineteenfifties |
For more information about the predecessor LEON BOLLEE click here !
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