Oxford Bus Museum unveils restored 1948 Morris 10 Series M

The Oxford Bus Museum unveiled its fully restored 1948 Morris 10 Series M in Long Hanborough on Bank Holiday Monday, May 25.

The car was first registered on 31 March 1948 before it was transferred into the ownership of Dennis Flowers, who lived near Coventry, on June 10, 1961.

Twenty years later, the Flowers family donated the vehicle to the Coventry Transport Museum, from which the Morris Motors Museum acquired it in December 2011.

An Oxford Bus Museum spokesman said: “It is fitting that Ellen and Joanne Flowers were passengers when the car drove out of the workshop.”

The restoration project was extensive, including a complete engine rebuild, new clutch assembly, chrome replating, and full reupholstering of the seats.

The Morris 10 Series M first launched in September 1938 and was a landmark 10hp model featuring a 1,140cc four-cylinder engine and innovative mono-construction design.

The museum, located at Old Station Yard, celebrates 130 years of bus and coach travel in Oxfordshire.

It houses historic vehicles, horse-drawn vehicles, and a wide selection of public transport artefacts.

Since 2004, the Morris Motors Museum has also shared the site, telling the story of classic British motoring and commercial vehicle production in Cowley.

The Long Hanborough museum is 65 metres from Hanborough Railway Station on the Cotswold line and is served by Stagecoach’s S7 bus route, which operates every 30 minutes between Oxford and Witney.

The site offers free parking, a café, and a play area, making it accessible for visitors of all ages.