A NEW MORRIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 88, 5 July 1927, Page 12

A NEW MORRIS

ON VIEW IN AUCKLAND THE 15.9 H.P. MODEL For some time past it has been known that a new Morris car was coming out, and keen interest awaits its arrival in Auckland. “Headlight” had an opportunity of seeing the car yesterday, and has great pleasure in publishing a short description. BRITISH MAKERS JUSTIFIED There have, in the past, been certain complaints against British manufacturers for their so-called lack of attention to overseas markets. Mr. W. R. Morris has been aware of the position and after many months of careful investigation of the field, has evolved the new 15.9 h.p. Morris-Oxford car, with the aim in view that it should be a car universally acceptable to motorists the world over. WHAT TYPE IS IT? The new car is presented to the public as a highly-developed and straight-forward car, honestly and soundly fashioned in every part. It is certainly rugged and sturdy, but is also neat to look at and graceful to drive. It is a type of car that for appearr ance and comfort anyone /Would be proud to own. Yet because of its abnormal clearance, good springing, and the power of the engine, it is essentially the type of car that will do good work in any backblock district. HIGH CLEARANCE

Particular interest attaches itself to the arrangement of the brake-operat-ing gear on this car, inasmuch as all the rods and levers are mounted above the axle, instead of on a level with or below them, as is more commonly the case. The result of this ingenious design is that, although the car, has quite a normally low appearance, it possesses a most extraordinary degree of clearance. Undoubtedly the high clearance, together with a 4ft. Bin. track, renders the car particularly well suited to cope with the roughest roads met anywhere in New Zealand. A very large amount of spring deflection has been allowed, so that there is no fear of the car bumping on its axles on really bad roads. Benzine consumption is economical, and its normal comfortable speed on a bare throttle opening on normal roads is between 35 and 42 miles an hour. The maximum speed is close on the mile a minute mark.

All the usual accessories are fitted such as oilgun lubrication, screen wiper, and dipping headlights, etc. OUTSTANDING FEATURES

For those with a mechanical turn of m:nd, and who want full details of construction and design, the following is a list of some of the outstanding features on this car:—Pressure lubrication to bearings; overhead worm final drive; four-speed gearbox; totally enclosed transmission; four-wheel brakes; Autovac feed from petrol tank at back of chassis; engine -driven tyre jump; dipping headlights; ignition and throttle controls and horn button in centre of steering wheel; all brake gear above the axles: and, adjustable steering rake and pedal reach. It was a pleasure to see the describe this car, and “Headlight” would recommend anyone to look it over.