This 1930s Morris ran a genuinely odd piece of engineering: a wet cork clutch ahead of its four-speed gearbox, paired with then-cutting-edge Lockheed hydraulic brakes.
Lead trim: Ten 1.3 side-valve four (24 bhp) · up to 27.5 hp
Morris Ten and Ten Four1932–1935
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FactThis 1930s Morris ran a genuinely odd piece of engineering: a wet cork clutch ahead of its four-speed gearbox, paired with then-cutting-edge Lockheed hydraulic brakes.
Announced on 1 September 1932, the Morris Ten was a new class of car for Morris in the important 10 hp sector of the British market (49,238 produced including Ten Six models), with wire wheels and domed wings with side shields. Power was from a 1292 cc four-cylinder side-valve engine with a single SU carburettor producing 24 bhp at 3,200 rpm, driving through a four-speed manual behind a wet cork clutch, with Lockheed hydraulic brakes on 19-inch wheels (18-inch after 1933). A four-door tourer joined the December 1932 range, followed in 1934 by a two-seater with dickey seat and a Traveller's Saloon. Twelve months later, with the introduction of the Ten Six, "Four" was added to the name; the chassis was strengthened, engine mountings revised and synchromesh appeared on the gearbox, and engine output was increased to 27½ bhp by April 1934.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten 1.3 side-valve four (24 bhp) | 1932–1933 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 24 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ten Four 1.3 side-valve four (27.5 bhp) | 1933–1935 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 27.5 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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Morris shelved independent front suspension for the Ten Series M to save money — but the parts they'd already designed for it resurfaced after the war in the MG Y-type.
For 1938 the humble Ten got a real power jump — a new overhead-valve engine took it from 27 to 37.5 horsepower almost overnight.
In 1935, Morris folded the Ten into a shared design — the new Ten Series II used the exact same body and chassis as the bigger Morris Twelve Series II, badge-engineering before the term even existed.
The Ten Six wasn't just a bigger-engined Ten — Morris stretched the wheelbase and dropped in a six-cylinder engine borrowed from the Cowley Four to create it.
This 1930s Morris ran a genuinely odd piece of engineering: a wet cork clutch ahead of its four-speed gearbox, paired with then-cutting-edge Lockheed hydraulic brakes.
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