Morris Isis
The name Morris Isis was used by the Morris Motor Company for a number of models that were produced from 1931 to 1958.
Isis 6 (1931-1935)
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The Morris Isis 6 came in 1931 as a modification of the model 6 to the market. The great and the side-valve six - cylinder in-line engine with 2468 cc and suspension with semi-elliptic springs. The products manufactured by Budd (USA) bodies, however, were lower than that of its predecessor. The model reached a maximum speed of 99 km / h The first Morris this car had hydraulic brakes and chrome parts ( they were previously plated).
1932 Isis 6 has been revised. Instead of the all-steel body, he received a conventional blechbeplankte body with wooden frame. A deluxe version of the Morris Twenty-Five came out with a larger engine. In 1934 there were desired an automatic clutch and a freewheel.
1935 Isis 6 was set. Successor was the Morris Eighteen.
Isis Series I (1955-1956)
Morris Isis Series I
1955, the model name was revived. The new Morris Isis Series I was a 4-door sedan or a 5 - door station wagon, the upper middle class, which replaced the Morris Six Series MS. The above- controlled 6- cylinder in-line engine came from the Austin Westminster had 2,639 cc displacement and developed 86 bhp (63 kW). The vehicle thus reaching 144 km / h
There was also a 3-door " woody " station wagon in the U.S. style. Overall, only about 8,500 have been sold, bringing the Morris was much less successful than its Austin counterpart.
Isis Series II (1956-1958)
Morris Isis Series II
A year later he was replaced the Morris Isis Series II from. He had the same engine as its predecessor, but amplified to 90 bhp (66 kW). There was a manual transmission with four gears and upon request an automatic transmission. The shift lever was sitting right next to the (right seated ) driver, ie on the outside of the front seat. The handbrake lever was sitting right behind it. As with the Oxford Series III the body was slightly modernized and received chrome side strips and small tail fins.
1958 Isis was finally stopped. Successor was from 1972, the Morris 2200.