Donald Morley
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Donald Morley | |
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.jpg) Donald and Erle Morley (1965) | |
| Born | 7 October 1930 |
| Died | 23 June 2006 (aged 75) |
| Nationality |  English |
| Occupation | Race car driver |
Donald Jude Morley (7 October 1930 – 23 June 2006) was a British race car driver from Cosford in Suffolk who specialized in rally driving. He rose to fame in the rapidly growing sport of international rallying during the late 1950s, and became one of BMC's most reliable works drivers in the 1960s.
He won twice the Coupe des Alpes in France, in 1961 and 1962, driving an Austin-Healey 3000, and was co-driven by Erle, his identical twin brother. In doing so, he became the first British driver to win the race. Morley also came onto the podium in the RAC Rally in 1960.
In 1966 he married Valerie Domleo, also a rally driver who co-drove for lady drivers of this decade such as Pauline Mayman and Rosemary Smith.
In his later years after retiring from rallying, Morley and his family became farmers in Stowmarket.
Rally results
| Year | Rally | Car | Co-driver | Result |
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| 1959 | Internationale Tulpenrallye | Austin Healey 3000 | Erle Morley | 1st |
| 1960 | Coupe des Alpes | Austin Healey 3000 | Erle Morley | 1st |
| 1961 | Coupe des Alpes | Austin Healey 3000 | Erle Morley | 1st |
| 1961 | Coupe des Alpes | Austin Healey 3000 | Erle Morley | 1st |
| 1964 | Rallye Monte Carlo | Austin Healey 3000 | Erle Morley | 17th |
| 1965 | Rallye Monte Carlo | BMC Mini Cooper | Erle Morley | 27th |