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Our Morris 8 is most likely to have been produced in 1948 in the United Kingdom and was imported to Australia within the next 12 months of being made (details are very sketchy).

[ Below is a summary of the Morris 8 Type "E" factory specifications ]

Make : Morris

Model : Series "E" (Eight-Fourty)

Year of Manufacture : 1939 to 1948

Serial Number Prefix : SE/E

Turning Circle : (left hand - 32'7") (right hand - 35'11")

Location Of Serial Number - Plate on Bulkhead

Track - (Front - 3' 8 5/8") | (Rear -3' 10 1/4")

Wheel Base : 7' 5"

Ground Clearance : 6 3/8

Height - 5' 2"

Width - 4' 8"

Length - 12' 0"

|| Engine ||

Type : U.S.H.M.I (Side Valve Engine)

Capacity : 918.6 cc

No. of Cylinders : 4

Firing Order : 1 , 3 , 4 , 2

Torque : 39 ft lbs at 2,400 r.p.m

Normal HP : 8

|| Cylinder Block ||

Type of Material : Cast Iron

No of main bearings : 3

|| Crank Shaft ||

Material : Steel

Type : Counter - Balanced

|| Pistons ||

Type : Aluminum Alloy

||Suspension ||

Front

Type : Half Elliptic

Working Load : 450lbs

Back

Type : Semi Elliptic

Working Load : 560 lbs

|| Brakes ||

Make : Lockheed

Type : Hydraulic

Hand Brake : Cable operated

|| Wheels / Tyres ||

Wheel

Type : Pressed Wheel

Make : Dunlop

Tyre

Tyre Size : 4.50 --- 17.

|| Battery ||

Make : Lucas

Voltage : 6v

Capacity : 51 ampere hours at 10 hour rate.

(The above spec's were from our Morris 8 "e" Workshop Manual , we will post some scans from it in the information section soon)