Morris-Commercial Range for 1946
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AREVIEW of the complete range of Morris-Commercial vehicles just announced shows that practically every class of operator has been catered for, Several new types have been introduced, and all have four-cylindered engines, the two smaller vehicles—the 15-20-cwt. parcels van and the 25-30-cwt. machine —having 15.9 h.p. o.h.v. units, and the larger models side-valve engines of 24.8 h.p.
With two exceptions, both van and• lorry bodies can be supplied, and all vehicles are available in the form of chassis or chassis and cab, so that purchasers who wish to provide their own special bodies can do so.
An interesting feature of MorrisCommercial van bodies is that they all have sliding doors on each side of the River's compartment. Thus the risk of accident while getting out of or into the cab is minimized, and door-to-door deliveries speeded up.
Taking the 15-20-cwt. parcels van first, this, as mentioned, has a 15.9 h.p. o.h.v. engine. It has a wheelbase of 8 ft. 4 ins., the capacity of the lowloading body being 235 cubic ft.
The 25-30-cwt. model has a 9-ft. 9-in. wheelbase, the capacity of the body being 245 cubic ft. It will take a lorrytype body measuring 9 ft. by 5 ft. 9 ins. by 1 ft. 6 ins.
On the 35-40-cwt. chassis the van body has 300 cubic ft. capacity or, if supplied as a lorry, a platform measuring 10 ft. 6 ins. by 5 ft. 9 ins. is supplied. The wheelbase of this machine is 11 ft. 6 ins.
The 45-55-cwt. Morris-Commercial is available with a wheelbase of II ft. 6 ins, and the space behind the cab will take a 11-ft. 6-in. by 6-ft. 6-in. by 1-ft. 6-in, lorry body, or a van having a capacity of 375 cubic ft. A 60-70-cwt. model, on a similar chassis, has a lorry body measuring 11 ft. 6 ins. by 6 ft. 6 ins., or a van with interior dimensions of 11 ft. 6 ins. by 6 ft. by 5 ft. 6 ins. wiring, front wheelarches, and cab floorboards.
For those operators who require tipping vehicles, there are two models from which to choose a 45-55-cwt. s.w.b. chassis for a body having a capacity of 3 cubic yds., and another on a 5-ton s.w.b. chassis, with normal control, having a capacity of 5 cubic yds.
Finally, comes a tractor unit, which will haul up to 9 tons.
Here is the complete range together with prices:—