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SATURDAY, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
MARCH
26, 1927.
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the running cost of the Morris car is low, that its first cost is equally low and that its roput- ation for performance under the The 15.9 hp. Morris-Oxford conditions existing in that dis- Car is firmly establishing Itsolf triot is very high. They have in the world's marketa in spite of decided to standardise the Morris tho, fact that it is but a rocent car for the use of their travellors. production. Already Mossrs. It is also of intorost to note that Morris Motors (1926); Ltd., have the first two cars to be sold at boon favoured with an extensive the recently-held Adelaide Royal ordor from the Buonos Ayroa Show wore a de-luxo Morris-) Great Southern Railway, who Cowley Roadster and a do-luxo have recently accopted their Morris-Cowley Tourer by Messrs. tendor for 15.9 h.p. MorrisOxford Franklin Motor Co., the locall Cars and Morris-Commercial Morris agents. Six-Wheeled Trucks in the faco of strong American competition. Additional proof of the cap abilitios, of this car is furnished by the results of a recont axtond- ed trial. Prior to putting 10,000 of these cars into production a final mid-winter test was carried out in the Scottish Highlands with a load of three passengers and a large quantity of luggage, during the course of which the car was drivon over the worst gradients and roads of Scotland. In two days the car reached Perth from Oxford, the greater portion of the second day being, spent on the Ferry in the middle of the Moray Firth in the rescue of a naval drifter which bad broken its steering gear.
Hie oxcolleney, the Adminis trator of the Bahamas, his taken with him a Morris-Cowley car for his personal so. This is the first British car to attack this market, and is handled by Messrs. Kollys, Ltd.
Messrs. Morris-Commercial Cars, Ltd., of Soho, Birmingham, are now producing a Six-Wheel Touring Car which is particularly adapted to negotiate excessivoly steep hills, soft ground or sand. It should prove invaluable for uso on largo "estates, farme opin virgin country. The nucleus of this car is the Morris-Commercial Six-Wheel Truck power unit, transmission and axles, and upon these is mounted a touring body of orthodox type. The 15.9 h.p. On the following day the car engine has a bore of 85 m.in. and. attempted the Spital of Glenshee a stroke of 125 m.m., and drives without chains, rounded thea four-spoed gear-box, mounted Devil's Elbow and then ran into in unit construction with the a sories of snowdrifts, some foot ongine, through a single disc doop and about fiftoon yards long. clutch. Attached to the rear of This necessitated the use of the gear-box is an epicyclio re- chains, by whose holp repeated duction goar which in charges were made on the bination with the four-spood obstruction in low gear, but with-gour-box provides no less than) out avail. By utilising the floor eight forward gear ratios and two boards as shovels for some two reverso. Final drive is by worm hours and brutally mishandling gear to each rear axle. All four the car, by repeatedly latting in driving whools are equipped with the clutch with a jerk with the twin tyres, engine on full throttle. the For the negotiation of extreme- obstacle was eventually sur-ly soft ground, a special chain mounted. A car which will stand track oquipment is provided for such drastic treatment should be the four driving wheels, which capable of resisting any shocks enables the car to traverge more to which it is likely to be put difficult ground than would other- anywhere in the world.
wise be possible.
The next day the Cockbridge Ladder Tomintoul Road #y Grantown, and Inverness Was traversod, Fort Augustus being reached by night. Glasgow, the noxt day's objective, was reached by way of Kinlooh, Rannoch and Glen Lyon.
The supreme test was the ran from Glagow to Oxford," 382 miles, which was accomplished in one day, well within twelvo
hours.
The car emerged from this severo, test with flying colours and goes, immediately into pro- duction. Its reception oversens should be most cordial.
NLW MORRIS MODEL FOR
OVERSEAS.
To further meet the demands of the overseas buyer, Messrs. Morris Molors (1926, Ltd.. have also produced a wide track 14/28 1.p. Morris-Oxford modol: It has beon roalised that for certain road conditions a car with a 56 in, track has many unquestion- able advantages, and in order to give overseas owners the opport- unity of pure asing a car which will meet their particular require. nents; Messrs. Morris Motors (1926), Lid., havo now standardis- ed this wide-track 14/28 h.p. Morris-Oxford Chaesis.
In addition to tho increased, track, other modifications, have been made which render this mo- del increasingly suitable for over- soas conditions, the chief of these being the fitting of an all brake gear on the front axle above the axlo bram instond of below it, as heretoforo. The gear ratio has been reduced to 5 to 1, which will ronder the car still more suitablo for negotiating difficult road con- ditions and, to give greater gound clearance than normally provid- d, 29 in. Dunlop reinforced cord alloon tyres are fitted. With the foregoing exceptions, this wide. track Morris-Oxford model follows, in general specification And details of construction, the standard 48 in. track chassis. The engiao, transmission, pressed stool dash, etc., are exactly
is
milar. and the equipment sup. plied is also the same. This car boing offered either in chassis form or complote with a 4-5 open body, having adjustable seats or with a capacious four-door saloon
dy.
boThe ever-increasing popularity
d tho reputation: achieved by anorris Cars in the world's Markets is clearly indicated by me fact that in New South Wales thhas achieved tho distinction of it a third largest saló in that throvince; the first two positions Poing hold by Chevrolet and Ford bespectively. The Morris is, rhoroforo, the first British car tseriously to attack American loadership in car sales overseas,
The Adelaide Electrical Supply Co, have, after exhaustive tosis, purchased a number of Morris- Cowley cars for use, by thoir travellers. They roached this!
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