Pre-war Morris 8 Series 1 saloon.
Firstly thanks to Peter S for sending over the first three photos shown on this page, and agreeing to them being shown here. All three pictures show a 1936 Morris 8 4 door saloon, registration DNB 456, seen in July 1965. The car belonged to Peter's sister. Eventually the little Morris was traded in for a '53 Ford Prefect, did it survive I wonder? a quick check online shows that the number is still around, now gracing a BMW, so the car may still be around although now on a non-original registration number.
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A number of Morris 8 photographs now feature on the site, although these are the first old photos featuring a Series 1 Morris 8 saloon. On this page there are two photos of a similarly aged Series 1 Morris tourer, and here is shown a period shot of a Series 2 Morris 8, in 2 door saloon form. Visually the 1 & 2 differed most obviously with the earlier car having spoked wheels as opposed to pressed rims, and a chrome radiator surround as opposed to the later car's painted job.
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A little while back Roy sent me recollections of his first car, a Series 1 Morris 8, and they feature here, in the motoring memories section of the site. Roy took his test in this car, and recalls an embarassing 'moment' he had with the examiner during the compulsory emergency stop procedure..
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A 2 door example of the Morris 8.
Next up, a photo from my own collection, showing a 2 door Morris 8 with a full complement of passengers on board, and a dog looking like he quite fancies a ride in the little Morris too.
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