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The first Morris car to make its bow to the motoring public, as long ago as 1912, was a Morris Oxford. The present Oxfors is beautifully built six cylinder of medium horse power rating. it is comfortable, roomy and distinguished in appearance, whilist its road preformance supplies everything thats can easy wished in the way of slient, safety , acceleration, and easy driving controls.
The 1933 Morris Oxford Six has an entirely new engine which raises its preformance to an even higher level. Many ownerws have found that the Oxford Six admirable both for town use and for country touring. That is to say, it acquires itself equally well under either conditions. Smooth and flexible to drive in crowded traffic, it can also set a swift and tireless pace on the open road. To own an Oxford Six is to have a really excellent car which will do all that asked of it without undue demands upon your exchquer. The appearance of the Oxford Six, a point always seriously studied by the makers, is the final point about a car whose reputation itself is highly recommendation.
General The design consists basically of a six cylinder water cooled engine with totally enclosed clutch and four speed twin yop gearbox in unit construction. The power unit is mounted in an all straight frame of unique design to which are attached, by long supple semi elliptic springs fore and aft, axels providing a wheelbase of 9 ft 6 in (2.896m) and a track of 4 ft 8 in (1.422m).
Engine The six cylinder engine has a bore of 65.5 mm (2.58in) and a stroke of 102 mm (4.01in) giving a cubic capacity of 2062 cc (125.84 in³). The six clinder are cast en bloc with upper half of the crankcase, which extends well below the crankshaft centre and is reinforced with internal webs, thus producing a deep firder structure of particular strength and ridigity.
The crankshaft is of the four bearing type, with bearings of the largest possible diemensions. Every cankshaft is balanced both statically and dynamically to very fine limits. The main bearings are of die cast white metal. The connecting rods are equipped with white metal big end bearings of the full four ring type. They are also individually balanced and the complete assemblies of rods and pistons are equalised to weight to within .02 oz. (best aero engine practice).
Side by side valves are fitted and operated in conjunction with a detachable head whose combustion spaces are completely machines to ensure equality of compression and reduction of carbon deposits to the greatest possible extent. The valves are operated by a hollow camshaft of large diameter running in four generous bearings and driven by a Duplex roller chain from the crankshaft, which also serves to drive the dynamo. The tappet guides are mounted in three units which can be completely removed without interfering with any other components and the tappets are spring loaded to ensure silent operation. The induction pipe and exhaust manifolds are cast integral and provide with adequate hot spots. An important feature of the induction system is the combined air preheating cover and cleaner, which also collects and consume all fumes discharged from the crankcase breathers.
Lubrication Full forced feed lubrication is provided by a pump of the spur gear type, mounted externally and carried well below the oil level so that it is self priming. oil is fed under full pressure to all important bearings and oil cleaniness is assured by a tray pattern of exceptional dimensions.
Cooling System A centertriful pump driven from the rear of the fan spindle circulates the cooling water from the base of the cylinder jackets upwards. it is passed from the cylinder head through three carefully positioned ports which ensure even temperature distribution. The water is maintained at the most effective temperature by automatically operated radiator shutters and the radiator is fan forced.
Electrical Equipment Ignition is by battery and coil with the automatically controlled distributor mounted vertically at cylinder head level, an excellent position for serving or negotiating flooded areas. The dymano is carried well up on the side of the engine, where it is readily accessible. The starter motor is of the sliding pioion type and provided with Startex automatic switch. Lucas Biflex head lamps with dipping reflectors, side lamps and stop and reverse lamp are all standard equipment, while all switches together with ignition, slow running adjustment for the throttle and dipping head lamp mechanism, are mounted in the center of the steering wheel. Included is an electric windscreen wiper with twin blades.
Carburation The working mixture is suppled by an S.U. carburetter feeding into an induction pipe cast integral with the cylinder head. The carburetter is fitted with a horizontal pivoted throttle to ensure distribution wihtout bias and adequate control over the mixture strength is provided. An air preheating and cleaning cover is fitted to the head, which consumes all crankcase fumes and prevents them from entering the body of the car.
Petrol Tank Petrol tank of 12 gallons (54 litres) capacity is carried at the rear of the chassis and is provided with an efficient peddel guard. Indication of its contents is given by an electric gauge with intrument panel dial. Petrol is fed to the carburetter by an S.U. automatic electric Petrolift.
Transmission The cutch is of the single type with cork insert friction furfaces runnig in oil. Its action is light, smooth and certain under all conditions and its lubrication is automatic. The sturdy, cast iron gearbox possesses four speeds, constant mesh and third speeds gears being of the silent double heclical type. All gears are of case hardened nickle chrome steel accurately finished. A tubular propeller shaft with Spicer univerisal joints at either end, transmits the drive to the spiral bevel final drive, which are differential equipped.
Four Wheel Brakes Fully compensated four wheel brakes of the lockhead hydraulic pattern are fitted. Maximum braking efficiency is maintained at all times, there being no lost motion or loss of leverage. A powerful hand brake operating on the rear wheels is also fitted and is provided with simple adjustment fromt the driver's seat.
Steering The steering gear is of the Bishop cam type extremely light in operation.
Suspension Parallel in plan and perfectly straight in eleation except for the rise over the rear axel, the frame is provided with sturdy cross members which extend well beyond the deepest sectioned side members and carry the body. The long semi elliptic springs fron and rear are controlled by hydraulic shock absorbers.
Tool Kit A full kit of tools is provided with every car, housed in an accessible compartment.
General Equipment Triplex glass throughout, finger tip controls for ignition, slow running, dymano, lamps and horn; automatic radiator shutters (chromium finished), direction indicators, window louvers, winding door windows, Lockheed hydralic brakes, single panel adjustable windscreen, pile carpet, private locks on doors, roof lamp, pedal rubbers, organ type accelerator pedal, speedometer with trip, clock, oil gauge, automatic electric Petrolift, dash reading electric petrol gauge, two bladed windscreen wiper, pressure chassis lubrication pump, calormeter and wings, internal Pamoram driving mirror, double bumpers front and rear, high frquency horn, elecyric lighting and starting, diffused instrument panel illumination, coil ignition, coil indicator light, Lucas Biflex head lamps with dipper switch mechanism, Pychley sliding head pillar pull cords, rear blind with remote control, door pockets, fiver detachable Magna type wire wheels, five Dunlop cors balloon tyres, spare wheel carrier, jack, tyre pump, and full kit of tools.
Additional Equipment Isis Oxford Six Saloon Winding door windows, winding quarter light windows, luggage grid, folding center arm rest to rear seat, two head rest cushions, rear quarter blind and sixth wheel at extra cost.
Additional Equipment Isis Oxford Six Coupè Doudle winding windows, inbuilt luggage container and sixth wheel at extra charge.
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