[Mgs] then came BMC and British-Leyland! (was Re: Their back!!)

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Rich,
Yet Sir William Lyons was Knighted for designing the incredible  Jaguar 
DOHC six cylinder....among other great little gems like the  SS-90/SS-100's the 
Mk series the XK's and XKE and XJ's, etc. In fact I myself  own an XJ-6L 
Series II and its a wonderful car and highly innovative...Alas, the  BMC and 
British-Leyland eras  effectively destroyed much of the uniqueness  of 
British Motoring, IMHO...
Respectfully,
Alberto Escalante 

In a message dated 4/15/2010  2:44:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
rbgosling at googlemail.com writes:
"May I  ask your opinion as a Brit..What do you feel prompted William  
Morris'
by then a highly respectable Industrialist and Automotive Giant  to want to
buy a Lordship title thus becoming Lord Nuffield in his  latter years?"

I'm not the Brit you asked, but I'm a Brit and I'll  answer...

I know little about William Morris' peerage in particular, He  wouldn't 
need to buy one. (But he did--AE) 

Interesting to note that his  most major charitable activity, the creation 
of the Nuffield Foundation (a  substantial educational charity, founded an 
Oxford college, and I remember my  physics textbooks at school being 
published by them!), came 5 years AFTER his  highest title (Viscount) was endowed, 
and so you can say with certainty he  didn't make the foundation in order to 
influence any peerage  decision.

Richard & Sammy ('73 Black Tulip BGT)