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October 1938 brought a major restyle with a "waterfall" dummy grille, headlights in the wings and the running boards had gone. The car was longer, wider and heavier but the wheelbase was actually 1-inch (25 mm) shorter at 7 feet 5 inches (2.26 m). There
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Australia, however, a flourishing bodybuilding industry continued to provide tourer versions on imported
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October 1934. Of the 164,102 cars produced approximately
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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 1953. 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. More than 51,000
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rival by incorporating an electric windscreen wiper rather than the more old-fashioned vacuum powered equivalent, while its relatively wide 45 inch track aided directional stability on corners.
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tanks. Morris also used this engine as the basis of special Marine and
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1006:Over 51,000 produced
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554:4-door
549:2-door
345:battery
244:2-door
238:2-door
232:2-door
192:1935–37
59:1935–48
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556:saloon
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440:Jensen
356:saloon
311:Height
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87:Layout
50:Morris
338:Lucas
303:Width
129:is a
70:Class
1416:Vans
1241:ISBN
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518:1938
372:Ford
347:and
342:volt
125:The
1189:CAR
1037:van
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