Morris Oxford MO
| Morris Oxford Series MO | |
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1952 Morris Oxford Series MO Saloon
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Hindustan Fourteen (India) |
| Production | 1948–54 159,960 produced. |
| Assembly | United Kingdom Australia India |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 2-door estate |
| Related | Wolseley 4/50 / 6/80 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1476 cc side-valve Straight-4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 97 in (2,500 mm) |
| Length | 165.5 in (4,200 mm) |
| Width | 65 in (1,700 mm) |
| Height | 64 in (1,600 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Morris Ten series M Morris Twelve Morris Fourteen |
| Successor | Morris Oxford Series II |
Morris Oxford Series MO is an automobile produced by Morris Motors of the United Kingdom from 1948 to 1954. It was one of several models to carry the Morris Oxford name between 1913 and 1971.
After the Second World War the 13.5 fiscal horsepower Oxford MO had to replace the Ten horsepower series M, Morris's Twelve and Morris's Fourteen. It was announced along with the new 918cc Minor and the 2.2-litre Six on 26 October 1948 and was produced until 1954. The design was shared with Nuffield Organisation stable-mate Wolseley 4/50 which used a traditional grille and better finishes.
Designed by Alec Issigonis, the Oxford, along with the Morris Minor, introduced unit construction techniques such as Unibody construction even though it is not widely recognized as a true unibody car.Torsion bar front suspension was another novelty, and hydraulically operated 8-inch (200 mm) drum brakes were fitted all around. Under the bonnet, the MO was a step back in technology from the pre-war Ten. It used a side-valve straight-4 rather than the older overhead-valve unit. The single SU-carburetted engine displaced 1.5 L (1476 cc/90 in3) and with its output of 40.5 bhp (30.2 kW) at 4200 rpm could propel the car to 72 mph (116 km/h). In order to reduce noise, the crankshaft helical gear that drove the camshaft was steel and the camshaft gear was of resin-bonded fibre construction, rather than a steel-to-steel coupling. It was believed that, surprisingly, that the steel gear wore out first over time. Replacement parts were sold as factory-matched pairs of wheels. The four-speed gearbox had a column gear change and steering was by rack and pinion.
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