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Harris William Mann (27 April 1938 – 14 August 2023) was a British car designer. [1] He took over from Roy Haynes as chief stylist at British Leyland in 1970. Biography
Princess sales, although initially strong, were tailing off by the end of the 1970s. Some competitors had added a fifth door as a "hatchback", something the Princess lacked (though Harris Mann originally designed the car with a hatch) and the large family car sector fell victim to a poor economic climate further compounded by the OPEC oil
The design was penned by Harris Mann who also designed the wedge-shaped Princess. The car has an overall length of 160 in (410 cm), width of 66 in (170 cm), wheelbase of 85 in (220 cm) and height of 49.5 in (126 cm). The coupé has a kerbside weight of 2,205 lb (1,000 kg).
The original styling proposal, by Harris Mann, had the same sleek, wedge-like shape of the Princess, but because British Leyland management, keen to control costs, wanted to install the existing E-Series engine and bulky heating system from the Marina, it became impossible to incorporate the low bonnet line as envisaged: the bodyshell began to ...
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The Ital was the last production car to wear the Morris badge, although there was a Morris badged van version of the Metro produced until 1984. Production of the Ital was switched from Cowley to Longbridge in September 1982 to allow the Cowley plant to be upgraded for production of the forthcoming Austin Montego and Austin Maestro .
The Morris Marina was a very popular car in Britain, and was among the country's best sellers throughout its production life, peaking at second place in 1973 — only surpassed by the Ford Cortina. In many ways, the car fulfilled its design goal of being an unpretentious, high volume, mass-market car for average-income families and business people.