Lot details Registration No: KAS 456 Chassis No: SE7E68280 Mot Expiry: None
Introduced for the 1939 model year, the Series E derivative of the Morris Eight was notably more refined than earlier incarnations. Although, based around a similar box-section chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension, Bishop cam steering and Lockheed hydraulic drum brakes, the newcomer could boast a four-speed manual gearbox for the first time (complete with synchromesh on 2nd, 3rd and 4th). Powered by a revised version of its predecessors' 918cc sidevalve four-cylinder engine featuring a better balanced, webbed crankshaft, new cylinder head and shell main / big-end bearings, the Series E was capable of some 60mph. Readily distinguished by a waterfall grille and headlamps recessed into its front wings, the Morris could be had in saloon (two- / four-door) or tourer guises. However, the latter was dropped when WW2 broke out, whereas the former remained in production until 1948. Superseded by Alec Issigonis' revolutionary Morris Minor, the Eight Series E is nevertheless reputed to have accounted for 120,434 sales.
Finished in black with brown upholstery, this particular two-door saloon example is described by the vendor as being in "fair" condition with regard to its engine, gearbox, electrical equipment and paintwork, while he rates the bodywork and interior trim as "good" and "poor" respectively. Reportedly a non-runner at present, the seller nevertheless considers that 'KAS 456' has the makings of "a good project".
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