Morris FV Truck

Manufacturer:	Morris Motor Company
Production period:	1948 to 1955
Type:	commercial vehicle
Body:	Truck,Box van,flatbed,custom body

The Morris FV was a 5 ton truck manufactured by Morris Commercial , part of the British Morris Motor Company , from 1948 to 1959. 

History

The Morris FV replaced the Morris CVF . After the merger of Morris and Austin Motors from 1954, the vehicle was also sold under the Austin brand. In 1955 the model was revised and received the designation Morris / Austin FE . In addition, a variant with a payload of seven tons was offered, which replaced the Austin Loadstar . This variant was 1958 by the Morris FF, the other variants of the series from 1959 replaced by the Morris FG .

Morris introduced 1948 a new range with a payload of five tons. The FV had a simple cab with rear-hinged doors. The design was largely similar to that of pre-war vehicles, although development began after the end of World War II.

 In addition to the flatbed , panel vans ,and chassis for special bodies were also offered. A fire truck on the chassis of the FV was available ex works.

The vehicle was fitted with a 4.3-liter six-cylinder diesel engine , under license from Adolph Saurer AG. Alternatively, the FV was also offered with a Morris four-cylinder gasoline engine with 59 kW (80 hp).From 1953, a six-cylinder gasoline engine with 74 kW (100 hp) was available.

After the merger of Morris and Austin to British Motor Corporation for the model year 1954, the cabin was revised. Now the FV was also marketed as Austin.

To distinguish were the technically identical vehicles on the radiator grille, which was heart-shaped at Morris. 1954, the vehicle was revised, the doors were now battered front. This series was referred to as series II , the vehicles manufactured until 1954 of the original version were called the series I,and later as the series II.