NEW MORRIS TWELVE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 May 1938, Page 2

NEW MORRIS TWELVE

BRILLIANT MODERN CAR X PERFORMANCE AND LUXURY The new Morris Twelve by Britain’s largest motor manufacturer is new from stem to stern, and combines a range of qualities and capabilities not previously obtainable in a car of medium size and horse-power rating. It is essentially a modern car in the sense that it provides a high cruising speed and extremely rapid acceleration, combined with excellent road-holding and a degree of comfort and ease of control which realise to the full the pleasure of travel by road. The first thing about the car which impresses is the delightful interior The seats are of arm-chair type and are mounted on floating springs, a system which is the last word in comfort. Upholstery is in soft leather. The rear seat has a folding centre arm-rest which is used when two passengers ride in the rear, and folded up when there is an additional passenger. This new Morris introduces a system of draught-proof ventilation which may be compared to the finest air-conditioned systems of the day. The new instrument-panel groups all the dials compactly for easy reading. Immediately beneath is a parcel tray which extends the full width of the dash —a feature which every woman will appreciate. Additional items are twin windscreen-wipers, sun visor and a hand-brake lever so positioned that it is never in the way. The luggagecarrying problem is solved by a compartment of ten cubic feet capacity at the rear, accessible by a door which, when folded down, provides additional luggage space in the form of a platform. The luggage compartment is completely weather-proof. Underneath is a separate compartment where the spare wheel and tools are accommodated. Introduced in this new Twelve after exhaustive tests by the Morris engineers, is a new overhead-valve engine which gives a 50-60 m.p.h. cruising speed with a remarkable smoothness and silence. Its power over a wide range of speeds combined with 4-speed synchro-gears produces really outstanding hill-climbing. Indeed, one might well ask whether there are many cars on the road which could better this Morris on all-round performance. Special mention must be made of the Lockheed hydraulic brakes. Instantaneous adjustment is provided for by a hand-screw; all that needs to be done is to turn this screw until it is fully taken up; on being released the screw automatically returns a fraction, giving an accurate and mis-take-proof adjustment