Highlights

• An older restoration, still in excellent condition
• Extensive and fascinating early history file
• A very rare model, will be welcomed at shows this Summer
  
  

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• First registered 18th August 1932
• Road Tax and MOT exempt 
• Extensive original documentation
• Original buff logbook and owner’s manual on file
• Historic handwritten and typewritten invoices, in pounds, shillings and pence
• Original lubrication chart
• 8,684 miles (indicated) 
• The registration plate is not the original
• Previously restored then the car saw little use
  
  

The Interior

• Beautiful, fully retrimmed interior
• The leather seats are expertly upholstered and show little sign of use 
• Carpets clean and tidy, with no fading or stains that we could see
• Wind-up windows with wind deflectors
• ‘Pytchley’ sliding roof 
• Baise headlining in good condition
• The door cards are free from scuffs and wear 
• Well polished wooden door cappings
• Sizeable steering wheel with hand controls for the ignition timing and dipping headlights
• Oak dashboard with central instrument cluster
• The fuel gauge is said to be a little temperamental 
• ‘Organ pedal’ centre throttle 
• Side vents in the scuttle allow for ventilation in the footwells
• There are silk rope grab handles which come with the car but have not yet been fitted 
  
  

The Exterior 

• Beautiful 1930s four-door saloon styling
• Rear-hinged rear doors
• Chrome radiator surround with ‘Calorstat’ thermostatically controlled louvres
• Opening front windscreen for ventilation 
• Green-over-black paintwork
• The paint is in good condition throughout, with a few small imperfections as expected on an older restoration
• The roof and gutters are said to work as they should
• Rear luggage rack with wicker hamper
• The Le Mans style fuel filler cap is non original but in-keeping 
• ‘Pork pie’ rear lamps 
• All lights function without issue
• The underside is very clean and tidy
• The car runs on well-based wire wheels, with a matching set of Waymaster tyres 
  
  

The Mechanics 

• 1,803cc straight-six engine 
• S.U. carburettor 
• Hydraulic drum brakes, said to function well
• Original four-speed transmission, laid out in the conventional H-pattern
• The vendor has recently fitted new spark plugs, leads and a replacement distributor cap
• The fuel tank has been overhauled
• The car is said to drive well, with a strong engine, smooth gear-change and a comfortable cruising speed
• A few spare parts come with the car
• This engine was also fitted to other Morris cars in the 1930s, so parts availability is good
• The only reported issue is a slight blow from the exhaust down-pipe, which the vendor is investigating
  
  

Summary