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Bexhill 100 Motoring Club
Bexhill on Sea - The Birthplace of British Motor Racing (1902)
Address.
The Bexhill 100 Motoring Club
PO Box 159
Bexhill - on - Sea
East Sussex
TN39 3XE
Bexhill 100 Motoring Club
Copyright 2011-2012 Bexhill 100 Motoring Club
Bexhill on Sea - The Birthplace of British Motor Racing (1902)
e-mail: bexhill100@bexhill100mc.co.uk
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Morris 8 Z-Van 1951
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A van version of the Series E, rated at 5 cwt capacity and designated as the Series Z, was produced from 1940 to 1954. While having the external appearance similar to the Series E, mechanically the vans were more akin to the Series II, still having a three speed gearbox. Over 51,000 examples were built.
Barn find ex GPO telephones originally in Green Livery purchased from GPO Maidstone by Previous Owner I 1965 and hand painted red and black. “wrong” Morris series E car front and telescopic shock absorber conversion believed to have been fitted in GPO workshops.
Laid up in 1965 and returned to road in March 2013. Owned since October 2011 by Charlie Rowland
Engine
4 cylinder in line, side valve
Monoblock cylinder head
3 bearing crankshaft
Bore & Stroke: 57mm x 90mm
Displacement: 918cc
Pistons: split-skirt light alloy
Type: 3 ring type
Compression ratio:6.5 to 1
Carburation: single SU
Power output: 23.5 bhp at 3,900rpm
Ignition
6-volt coil, 14mm Champion L10 plugs
Transmission
RWD, 3 speed gearbox, synchromesh on 2nd and top, single,
Dry plate 6.5in clutch
Propeller Shaft: Hardy Spicer Type
Performance
Maximum speed: 63.8mph
Acceleration: 0-50mph 32secs
Overall fuel consumption: 36mpg
Construction
Pressed steel body on a double box section
Type st3el chassis
Wheels & Tyres
6 stud 17n pressed steel 4.50/17 crossply tyre
Brakes
Lockheed Hydraulic on 8in drums
Suspension
Semi eliptic front and rear with Armstrong
Hydraulic shock absorbers
Steering
Bishop cam
Dimensions
Wheelbase: 7ft 5in
Track front: 3ft 9 5/8in
Track rear: 3ft 10 ¼in
Overall length: 4ft 8in
Overall width: 4ft 8in
Overall height: 5ft 2in
Ground clearance: 6.8in
Kerb weight: 1,573 lbs
Tank capacity: 5 ½ gallons
Sump capacity: 5 pints
Production: 1940-1953
Approx. 51,000 produced