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Morris Oxford Series MO

Alec Issigonis , Jobs and Daniels designed during the War the Morris Mosquito, this very much laid out the Morris Minor range and the Morris Oxford Series MO. Both cars were launched at the London Motor Show of 1948, the Oxford benefitted from a new (though problematical) 1500cc overhead valve engine, and the larger Six Series MS got a 6-cylinder version of this engine. The body was a monocoque design. None of the Mosquito descendents got the intended flat four (or flat six) engines. In 1952 a Traveller version of the Oxford was launched, and also the MCV Van/Pickup variations. The Traveller had an ash-framed rear section, but underneath there was a monocoque chassis. In 1954 the new Oxford Series II replaced the Series MO.

Morris Oxford MO 1953 - badge on bonnet side	Morris Oxford MO 1953 - badge on bootlid	Morris Oxford MO 1952. Morris created a new 1476cc sidevalve 4-cylinder engine for the Oxford series MO (and an ohv version of the engine for the Wolseley). This didn't make a fast Oxford, but it seems that the engines have been long-lasting	Morris Oxford MO 1953. Until October 1952 the Oxford MO grille was a one-piece heavyweight piece of chromed mazac. Then a new design made of two stainless steel parts was given and carried over to Oxford Series II and III	Morris Oxford Series MO. Launched at the Earls Court Motor Show 1948, the Morris Oxford MO was a variation on the Morris Mosquito worked on by Issigonis, Jobs and Daniels during the war years. The Oxford MO had a 1476cc sidevalve engine.
Morris Oxford MO 1952. This car is one of the last of the early cars given a one-piece chromed Mazak grille, a 2-piece chrome grille arrived late in 1952 and was copied for the Oxford Series II. Early cars did not have sidelamps beneath the headlamps.	Morris Oxford Series MO	Morris Oxford Series MO. Launched at the Earls Court Motor Show 1948, the Morris Oxford MO was a variation on the Morris Mosquito worked on by Issigonis, Jobs and Daniels during the war years. The Oxford MO had a 1476cc sidevalve engine.	Morris Oxford MO 1953. The 1953 Oxford MO has the later two piece grille, and a similar grille was given to the later Oxford series II and III	During production the MO underwent a series of changes. The bonnet lost its deadly points, a less elegant but more flexible mounting for the rear numberplate was introduced, several types of rear lights appeared, separate sidelights found a place beneath the headlights, the rear window blind gave way to a new rear view mirror.
Morris Oxford MO 1953	Designed by Alec Issigonis, the Oxford, with the Morris Minor, introduced unit construction techniques, though it is not widely recognized as a true unibody car. Torsion beam front suspension was another novelty, and 8 inch drum brakes hydraulically opearted were fitted all around.	Morris MCV and Half Ton Commercials	Morris J-type, JB and Austin 101 Vans	Wolseley 4/50
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