Morris Oxford MO

Overview

Produced: 1948-1954, 159960 produced.
Types: Saloon, 4 doors, 4 seats
Estate, 2 doors, 4 seats

By the late 1940's Morris desperately needed a modern, mid-sized, family saloon, in 1948 they launched the new Oxford MO. The Oxford featured an all new unit construction four door body, which had a similar appearance to the equally new Morris Minor MM. This new body shell was also used as the base for other "Nuffield" cars including the Morris Six, Wolseley 4/50 and 6/80.

Other new features included the Minor style torsion bar suspension, a column gear change and a "new" sidevalve four cylinder engine which many veiwed as a retrospective move (the out-going Morris Ten used an overhead valve layout!). The Oxford MO remained in production in both Saloon and Traveller forms until the arrival of the Series II in 1954.

Source: Motorbase

Engines

Capacity Config Model Bore/Stroke CR
1476cc S4 SV      

Performance

Top Speed 0-60 SQM MPG Engine Pwr Comment
72mph 41.4s   31mpg    

Brakes

Front Rear Comment
Drum Drum  

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£450 £1100 £2750 26-Oct-06
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