page_title: Morris Cowley
section_title: Morris Cowley Flatnose (1926–1931)
hierarchical_section_title: Morris Cowley / Morris Cowley Flatnose (1926–1931)
caption_attribution_description: Morris Cowley two-seater with dickey 1927(DVLA) first registered 2 May 1927, 1463cc The owner of this shining machine won a prize I believe. I think this could be classified as a 2 seat tourer?
context_page_description: Morris Cowley was a name given to various cars produced by Morris from 1915 to 1958.
context_section_description: The Bullnose radiator was replaced by a more conventional flat radiator announced 11 September 1926 on new cars now with doors either side and a longer list of accessories supplied as standard. All steel bodies were coming available. The engines remained the same, but the Cowley unlike the Oxford, retained braking on the rear wheels only as standard, although a front brake system was available at extra cost (featured car has this fitted). The chassis was new and the suspension was updated with semi elliptic leaf springs all round plus Smiths friction type scissor shock absorbers. The brakes are rod and spring operated with cams inside the drums to actuate. Interesting to note that the rear brake drums include two sets of shoes, one of which is connected directly to the handbrake.
  The chassis was further modified in 1931 to bring it in line with the Morris Major. Wire wheels became an option instead of the solid spoked artillery ones previously fitted.
caption: Two-seater first registered 2 May 1927
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