Morris Ten

Morris Ten
Ten Pre-Series 1292cc 6-light 4-door sliding head saloon first registered 1933
Overview
Manufacturer	Morris
Production	1932–1948
Assembly	Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size car
Layout	FR layout
Chronology
Successor	Morris Oxford MO

Morris Ten Morris Ten Four
Ten Four 4-door 6-light saloon
Overview
Production	1932–1935 49,238 produced (including Ten Six models)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door 6-light saloon 4-door tourer 2-door Special fixed head coupé Open two seater
Powertrain
Engine	1,292 cc (1.3 L) Morris Sidevalve I4
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	96 in (2,438 mm)
Length	147 in (3,734 mm)

Morris Ten Six
Ten Six 4-door six-light saloon 1934
Overview
Production	1934-1935 production – see Ten-Four
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon 5-door Traveller's saloon Open two-seater 4-door tourer 2-door Special coupé Special sports
Powertrain
Engine	1,378 cc (1.4 L) Morris Sidevalve I6
Transmission	3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	102 in (2,591 mm)

Morris Ten series II
series II 4-door six-light saloon Easiclene pressed steel wheels
Overview
Production	1935–1937 59,364 (including Morris Twelve series II) produced
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon 2-door coupé
Powertrain
Engine	1,292 cc (1.3 L)Morris Sidevalve engine I4
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	98 in (2,489 mm)

Morris Ten series III
Ten series M saloon 1938
Overview
Production	1938 13,719 produced
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon 3-foot coupé
Powertrain
Engine	1,292 cc (1.3 L) Morris overhead valve engine I4
Transmission	4-apeed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	98 in (2,489 mm)
Length	160 in (4,064 mm)
Width	61 in (1,549 mm)
Height	64 in (1,626 mm)

Morris Ten Series M
1940 Morris Ten Series M (Australia)
Overview
Production	1938–1948 27,020 produced pre war 53,566 produced post war
Assembly	United Kingdom Australia
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon 2-door pick up (wartime only)
Related	Wolseley Ten
Powertrain
Engine	1,140 cc (1.1 L) Morris XPAG overhead valve engine I4
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	94 in (2,388 mm)
Length	158 in (4,013 mm)
Width	61 in (1,549 mm)
Height	65 in (1,651 mm)

The Morris Ten announced 1 September 1932 was a medium-sized car introduced for 1933 as the company's offering in the important 10 hp sector of the British market. It continued through a series of variants until October 1948 when along with Morris's Twelve and Fourteen it was replaced by the 13.5 hp Morris Oxford MO.

Morris Ten was a new class of car for Morris now equipped with wire wheels and a new type of mud guarding—domed wings with wing side shields—it was powered by a Morris 1292 cc four-cylinder side-valve engine employing a single SU carburettor which produced 24 bhp at 3,200 rpm. The gearbox was a four-speed manual transmission unit, and Lockheed hydraulic brakes were fitted.

The October 1932 Olympia Motor Show introductory prices:

Body styles at launch in August 1932 were restricted to a saloon and two-door coupé, but a four-door tourer joined the range in December, followed in 1934 by a two-seater with dickey seat and a Traveller's Saloon.

Ten Four badge

Ten Four Special coupé
with sliding head

Open two-seater
with dickey

Closed dickey seat

Ten Four with luggage
on the fold-down rack

Twelve months later, with the introduction of the Ten Six, Four was added to the Ten's name. The chassis was strengthened, engine mountings were revised and synchromesh appeared on the gearbox. Engine output was increased to 27½ bhp by April 1934. Two tone paint schemes were optional from 1935.

On 28 August 1933 a 12 hp six-cylinder version of the Ten was announced on the longer-wheelbase chassis of the Cowley Four.

A sporting version, the Ten-Six Special was also made in small numbers with tuned engine and twin SU carburettors. the standard body was an open four-seater, but some chassis were supplied to coachbuilders.