Morris Vans With I.F.S?
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KEEN interest is centred on the new range of Morris cars announced this week, and it is a matter of conjecture whether this will affect Morris vans. In the past, it has been the practice of the Nuffield Organisation, and other, manufacturers, to employ suitable 'car chassis as the bases of local delivery vans, and in the light of the announcement this Week, it is reasonable to assume that a new light van will be forthcoming at a later date.
It is significant, perhaps, that the Morris-Commercial 10-cwt, van, shown at Earls Court, has an engine of similar internal dimensions to that of the new Morris-Oxford: This may be a sign that the Morris Commercial side of the organization will be responsible, in the future, for the 10-cwt. chassis.
Should the Oxford factory continue with the production of the 5-cwt. model, greater economy and standardization would be achieved if the vehicle were based on the new 8 h.p. car chassis, rather than by building a separate van chassis.
The 8 h.p. car has an independent front suspension system, comprising two torsion bars disposed longitudinally, alongside the frame members, andsplined into wishbones, which are attached to the lower ends of the kingpins. The top end of the pin is attached to the shock-absorber arm.
The trim of the car is adjustable by means of a cam arrangement at the rear of the torsion bars. Standard semielliptic springing is used for the rear suspension, in conjunction with hydraulic shock absorbers.
The four-cylindered side-valve engineof 918 c.c. capacity iebunchanged, and the car is fitted with a four-speed gearbox. The rear axle is of semi-floating pattern, with the brake drum splined on to the driving shafts; the final-drive unit incorporates a hypoid gear. The brakes are hydraulically operated, with double leading shoes in the front drums.