Making Cars: A history of car making in Cowley

We are pleased to invite you to join us for a special screening of the first episode of the Channel 4 documentary ‘Making Cars’, with introduction, Q&A and discussion led by local historian Maurice East.  

First broadcast in January 1983, ‘Making Cars’ is a ground breaking five-part TV series which told the history of the Morris Motors and Pressed Steel factories at Cowley through the voices of the men and women who worked there. The episodes were hugely popular and a book was produced to accompany the series. Despite its appeal, the series faded into history, but now, thanks to local researchers, a copy of the series has been found and digitised for screening.

This event is part of the ‘Cowley Car-Makers’ community history project. The project aims to document the history of car making at Cowley and to capture and preserve the stories and memories of the people who worked at the car works. Find out more at https://communityhistory.site.ox.ac.uk/cowley-car-history