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The Series II six cylinder Sixteen and Eighteen cars shared the same bodies with the Wolseley versions (shown)

Announced to the press in June 1935. Shared a common body and gearbox. Boot protrusion at rear with access from inside the car. Luggage grid extra on fixed head versions. Special coupe models with four-light body with hinged boot at rear and special fitments such as chromium plated headlights, twin fog lamps and twin horns.

Until the middle months of 1936 the colour on the saloon bodies was confined to the bonnet top, along the styling line and the rear of the car. Subsequent saloon models had the colour area extended down to cover the complete lower half.

The Sixteen-Six was dropped from the listing before circa 1937 when the Eighteen-Six was supplied with chromium plated headlamps and a single colour finish.

Six cylinder 16 & 18 Series II 1935 - 37
Engine
	Sixteen	Eighteen
Number of cylinders	6	6
Bore mm	65.5	69
Stroke mm	102	102
Capacity cc	2062	2288
Valves	side	side
RAC hp rating	15.94	17.7
CR	5.9	5.9
BHP (graphs)	48
at rpm	3600
Valve timing
inlet opens	ATDC	ATDC
inlet closes	ABDC	ABDC
exhaust opens	BBDC	BBDC
exhaust closes	ATDC	ATDC
Coolant	water	water
Carburation	SU	SU

Dimensions
	Sixteen	Eighteen
Wheelbase	9'9"	9'9"
Track	4’8"	4’8"
Length	15'9"	15'9"
Width	5'10"	5'10"
Weight	28¼	28¼
Front suspension	half elliptic	half elliptic
Rear suspension	half elliptic	half elliptic
Axle ratio	5.275
Tyre size	600 x 17	650 x 16

Performance
0 to 50 mph secs
standing quarter secs
Fuel consumption mpg
Maximum speed

Body styles
	Doors	Sixteen	Eighteen
Saloon sliding head	4	X	X
Saloon fixed head	4	X	X
Special coupe sliding head	2		X

Chassis numbers
	Sixteen	Eighteen
Start	S2/FS	S2/ES	39141
Finish	S2/FS	S2/ES	57531
Total			18,391
Chassis number shared with the other six cylinder models (18,21,25)

Books and articles (available on the web)

Other sources
The Morris Owner	Issue	page
Fourteen-Six Saloon Introduction	7/36	438-40
Four New Morris Sixes	9/35	554a, 554b
Eight to Twenty-Five The Morris Owner	9/35	655-8
The Motor
Fourteen-Six Saloon Road Test	14/7/36	1049- 50
The Practical Motorist
Fourteen-Six New model description	13/6/36	278- 80
Fourteen-Six Saloon details	1/5/37	1082-3
The Autocar
Eighteen-Six Saloon Road	28/2/36	376-7
Olympia report	16/10/36	768

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