NEW MORRIS TEN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 45, 23 February 1939, Page 12

NEW MORRIS TEN

COMPLETELY REDESIGNED CAR The "ten” has always been a popular type of car with New Zealanders. Year after year, new car registrations show a marked preponderance of ■ tens.” There is always a reason for such a preference and the reason, in this case, is not hard to find. English manufacturers have given special attention to the development of the ten horse-power car. They have endowed it with sufficient power and speed to satisfy a big section of the travelling public.

One’s first impression of the new Morris ten is that it is a completely new car. This view is correct, for Lie 1939 Morris Ten is an entirely new design, not only in external details but mechanically, too. A new over-head-valve engine is used, coupled with a four-speed gearbox with syn-chro-mesh on second, third and top. T': = unit, the makers say, gives an . meiy lively performance and

actually results in better petrol-con-sumption figures. Vibration is completely eliminated by engine design and the floating rubber engine «uspension system.

It in interesting to note that the whole body of the new Morris Ten is scientifically sound insulated. Ventilation, also, has received special attention and the makers claim that all passengers may enjoy fresh air without draughts. The front seats rest on floating springs and are shaped to provide maximum support and relaxation. The back seat is 51 inches across at the elbows and is designed to give support to the knees, a welcome factor on a long journey. Other interesting features of the interior are a parcel shelf running the full width of the car under the instrument panel, an electric clock, concealed ash-trays, well-less floors and upholstery to tone with the body-colour. Luggage is taken care of in a large compartment, which has an opening at the rear. Immediately under this is another compartment where the spare wheel is housed.