See more great classic bike and car videos at my RUclips site: / @oldiron 1936 Morris 8 Sliding Top Saloon familiarization and road test. This video was made to attach to an eBay ad to sell the car.
These cars were the idea of Leonard Lord. the small 8hp Ford was hammering Morris's market share and he decided to do the same thing in a better quality product. These little cars were a great success and, as I know personally a lovely drive. Thank you for putting this on RUclips>
So glad I found this video, as I'm hoping to buy a 1936 Morris 8. Being 6ft 5in tall with size 12 shoes, I'm happy to see you just about manage to drive it, and now know I should be okay buying one!
That sliding roof was made by Pitchley. My first car was a 1937 morris 8 4 seat tourer. £12 I had to make a new top (hood ). I was 18 in 1962. I wish I was back there now Driving with my 17 year old beautiful girlfriend. Stop. I am crying already
My tastes run to pre war Buicks and Terraplanes. I've had a '41 Century since 1971 and wish I'd not sold at least one of 3 1937 Terraplanes I once had. All the best, Jeff Jeff
Well I remember my cousin buying a Terraplane in the 60's, intending to restore it. It just stayed there until a neighbour painted a "Ban the Bomb" symbol on the covering tarpaulin.
Hi Jeff, I know the size issue! Had a Morris 8 series E, when I was considerably younger - and slimmer! I think most of these cars were made for midgets! For economy's sake, I've mainly used a Peugeot 106 diesel 2 door lately: the space inside compared to most of our (UK) pre-war "mini cars" is amazing - but no character at all. I think my favourite old car, that I've owned, has to be a 1937 Wolseley 14 (you've probably seen them in old B&W films, as the police car, in England). Cheers, Les.
That was my fat-ass knee. Like I said in the video - my fault. Too much me and too little car. Can't include a link as RUclips rejects emails with same. Just look up "1936 Morris Coupe". It's really a roadster; but the nephew who posted it used "coupe" instead. it's also on eBay for this week. I did busses as well - from prewar Yellowstone Whites to Prevost & MCI. Jeff
Been there, done it. Driving trucks and coaches since 1969, probably more than a million on the trucks, and something approaching that on the coaches. The earlier ones had difficult transmissions - split diffs, dual ranges etc - try spending a day with a GUY J4 clutch - but my reply still stands. It's obvious this guy wasn't too good with crash boxes, otherwise he wouldn't have tried to go in reverse not 2nd or that he forgot about the clutch pedal! Do you have a link to your post? Cheers, Les.
NOT a crash box, synchro on second and top. My first car in 1966 was one of these, very common in NZ at the time. Yes, he muffed the up changes on the first try but gear changes after that were fine. He probably hadn't driven it for a while.
Many Americans are not familiar with manual gearboxes.A car of this age would have had a crash gearbox, not a synchromesh gearbox.Gear changes need to be made by double de-clutching, if you aren't going to damage the gear teeth.
I put in nearly a million miles on tanker trucks with two crash boxes that had to be shifed with both hands at once. I have size 12 boots and the car has size 6 pedals. Find my post on a 1936 Morris coupe and you will see the issue in detail. Too much me and not enough car. Jeff
This one is a crash box: ruclips.net/video/nHKUfL3bCHE/видео.html Too bad I do not have any videos of the thousands of hours I flogged old Kenworths and Peterbilts with two sticks over the mountains every night.
Hi Jeff, I know the size issue! Had a Morris 8 series E, when I was considerably younger - and slimmer! I think most of these cars were made for midgets! For economy's sake, I've mainly used a Peugeot 106 diesel 2 door lately: the space inside compared to most of our (UK) pre-war "mini cars" is amazing - but no character at all. I think my favourite old car, that I've owned, has to be a 1937 Wolseley 14 (you've probably seen them in old B&W films, as the police car, in England). Cheers, Les.
These cars were the idea of Leonard Lord. the small 8hp Ford was hammering Morris's market share and he decided to do the same thing in a better quality product. These little cars were a great success and, as I know personally a lovely drive. Thank you for putting this on RUclips>
My first car a 1937 Morris 8 soft top tourer,passed my driving test in it.
So glad I found this video, as I'm hoping to buy a 1936 Morris 8. Being 6ft 5in tall with size 12 shoes, I'm happy to see you just about manage to drive it, and now know I should be okay buying one!
My grandad had one of them used to drive it up great west road to Kingsbury in 1963 when he served in TA.
That sliding roof was made by Pitchley. My first car was a 1937 morris 8 4 seat tourer. £12 I had to make a new top (hood ). I was 18 in 1962. I wish I was back there now Driving with my 17 year old beautiful girlfriend.
Stop.
I am crying already
beautiful....
Have you ever heard of this thing called a clutch, your meant to push it when you change gear!
Not obligatory though if you wish to crunch the gears
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Я тоже такую хочу
Glad you like it. Here is another: ruclips.net/video/nHKUfL3bCHE/видео.html
My tastes run to pre war Buicks and Terraplanes. I've had a '41 Century since 1971 and wish I'd not sold at least one of 3 1937 Terraplanes I once had.
All the best,
Jeff
Jeff
Well I remember my cousin buying a Terraplane in the 60's, intending to restore it. It just stayed there until a neighbour painted a "Ban the Bomb" symbol on the covering tarpaulin.
Hi Jeff, I know the size issue! Had a Morris 8 series E, when I was considerably younger - and slimmer! I think most of these cars were made for midgets! For economy's sake, I've mainly used a Peugeot 106 diesel 2 door lately: the space inside compared to most of our (UK) pre-war "mini cars" is amazing - but no character at all. I think my favourite old car, that I've owned, has to be a 1937 Wolseley 14 (you've probably seen them in old B&W films, as the police car, in England).
Cheers, Les.
That was my fat-ass knee. Like I said in the video - my fault. Too much me and too little car. Can't include a link as RUclips rejects emails with same. Just look up "1936 Morris Coupe". It's really a roadster; but the nephew who posted it used "coupe" instead. it's also on eBay for this week. I did busses as well - from prewar Yellowstone Whites to Prevost & MCI.
Jeff
I want one!!!
Been there, done it. Driving trucks and coaches since 1969, probably more than a million on the trucks, and something approaching that on the coaches. The earlier ones had difficult transmissions - split diffs, dual ranges etc - try spending a day with a GUY J4 clutch - but my reply still stands. It's obvious this guy wasn't too good with crash boxes, otherwise he wouldn't have tried to go in reverse not 2nd or that he forgot about the clutch pedal! Do you have a link to your post? Cheers, Les.
NOT a crash box, synchro on second and top. My first car in 1966 was one of these, very common in NZ at the time. Yes, he muffed the up changes on the first try but gear changes after that were fine. He probably hadn't driven it for a while.
Have you ever heard of a "crash" (non-sychro) gearbox? If you had, perhaps would wouldn't have posted what you did!
Many Americans are not familiar with manual gearboxes.A car of this age would have had a crash gearbox, not a synchromesh gearbox.Gear changes need to be made by double de-clutching, if you aren't going to damage the gear teeth.
I put in nearly a million miles on tanker trucks with two crash boxes that had to be shifed with both hands at once. I have size 12 boots and the car has size 6 pedals. Find my post on a 1936 Morris coupe and you will see the issue in detail. Too much me and not enough car.
Jeff
The poor gearbox, it ain't going to last long driving like that need to use the clutch my friend
This one is a crash box: ruclips.net/video/nHKUfL3bCHE/видео.html Too bad I do not have any videos of the thousands of hours I flogged old Kenworths and Peterbilts with two sticks over the mountains every night.
Grande saloio este tipo então não sabe que tem de fazer duplas nas passagens de caixa e suavemente e com o ouvido se calhar não desconhece!!
Nice car though
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Poor gear shifting. You should get more training on how to drive a manual.
I only have about a half a million safe miles driving tanker trucks with two sticks. How about you?
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That car is shit.my Audi much better and cheaper.
Hi Jeff, I know the size issue! Had a Morris 8 series E, when I was considerably younger - and slimmer! I think most of these cars were made for midgets! For economy's sake, I've mainly used a Peugeot 106 diesel 2 door lately: the space inside compared to most of our (UK) pre-war "mini cars" is amazing - but no character at all. I think my favourite old car, that I've owned, has to be a 1937 Wolseley 14 (you've probably seen them in old B&W films, as the police car, in England).
Cheers, Les.