Morris Six

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Morris Six
Production period: 1928-1939
1948-1954
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine
Previous model: Morris Oxford Six
Successor: Morris Isis

The Morris Six name is used by the Morris Motor Company for a number of models manufactured from 1928 to 1954.

6 (1928-1939)

Morris Six saloon 1929

The Morris 6 was a 4-door sedan that Morris launched in 1928 as the successor to the Morris Oxford Six . With a wheelbase of 2972 ​​mm, it was 4496 mm long and 1759 mm wide. The side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 2,468 cm³ developed 52 bhp (38 kW). Both axes were rigid and suspended on semi-elliptical springs. This model was manufactured until 1939.

Six (1931-1935)

Morris Six (1931-1935)

In 1931 the car received a smaller six-cylinder engine and the name Morris Six . The engine with 1938 cc had already been used in Oxford 6 . This enabled the sedan to reach speeds of up to 96 km / h. The model was discontinued in 1935.

Six Series MS (1948-1954)

Six Series MS (1948-1954)
Morris Six Series MS (1948–1954)

Morris Six Series MS (1948–1954)
Production period: 1948-1954
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.2 liters (48 kW)
Length: 4496 mm
Width: 1676 mm
Height: 1600 mm
Wheelbase : 2794 mm
Empty weight : 1219 kg
Morris Six Series MS (1948–1954)

From 1948 to 1954, the Morris Motor Company built the mid-size Morris Six Series MS . It was Morris' first six-cylinder after World War II . It started out at £ 671 on the UK market.

The car essentially had the self-supporting body of the Oxford MO, designed by Issigonis in 1948 . The car was longer than the Oxford; the wheelbase was increased from 2,463 mm to 2,794 mm in order to accommodate the in-line six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2,215 cm³ in the extended engine compartment. Passenger cell and stern were the same. The engine developed 70 bhp (52 kW) at 4,800 min −1 , had an overhead camshaft and an SU carburetor. The front wheels were individually suspended on double wishbones with torsion bar suspension, while the rigid rear axle was suspended from semi-elliptical springs. It had no worm steering like the Oxford, but a lower- geared roller finger steering from Bishop. The Lockheed brake works with hydraulically operated 250 mm drums on all wheels. The Wolseley 6/80 was also delivered with the same body, but a slightly more powerful engine (72 bhp / 53 kW) .

In the test, the car reached a top speed of 136 km / h, an acceleration of 23 sec. / 0-100 km / h and needs approx. 14 l / 100 km.

In 1950 the rear axle ratio was reduced to improve acceleration and double dampers were installed on the front axle.

From 1953 a de-luxe version with leather seats, heating and bumper horns in the front was offered.

The successor was the Morris Isis Series I from 1955 .

Web links

Commons : Morris Six  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

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David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6