439 Morris Eight (Series 1) Tourer (with a difference) (1935) BMY 687 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Morris Eight Series 1 (1935-37) Engine 918cc S4 SV Production 164000 (all types) Registration Number BMY 687 (Middlesex) MORRIS ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623690377489... BMY 687 This 1935 Morris special was an original Morris 8 Sports Tourer. It had a ground up restoration job with a difference, or two. It now has a specially made stainless steel body, a brand new engine and a gearbox converted to a 4-speed, allegedly making it drive like a modern car. MORRIS EIGHT (SERIES 1) Morris' big seller of the 1930's and the model that turned the company around. The engine is a Morris copy of the Ford 8hp unit, but improved in detail, with a three bearing crank, mated to a three speed gearbox The attractive body also closely resembled the Ford, the Tourer sold for £ 120 when new and helped the Eight capture the public imagination with 20,000 sales. From Summer 1933 the cars were updated with Hardy-Spicer Universal Joints replacing fabric joints. The Series 2 of 1938 incorporated cosmetic changes to keep the Eight in line with the Morris family , painted radiator shells, Easiclean wheels and bodies now in a single colour, but still with black wings unlike other 1938 Morris cars. The Series II stuck with the same running gear as before but remained a strong seller. Diolch am 96,698,133 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,698,133 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-439