The Morris Cowley 1500 is a saloon (sedan) style car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 52 bhp (53 PS/39 kW) of power at 4250 rpm, and maximum torque of 106 N·m (78 lb·ft/10.8 kgm).
Claimed kerb weight is 1040 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2464 mm | 97 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 4293 mm | 169 inches | |
| Width | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1040 kg | 2293 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1489 cc (90.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73.03 × 88.9 mm
2.88 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 53 PS (52 bhp) (39 kW) at 4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 106 Nm (78 ft·lb) (10.8 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 26 kW/litre 35.4 ps/litre 34.9 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71.19 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 894.6 kPa (129.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 50.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 37.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.82 kg/kW 44.8 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71709 | ||
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| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Morris Cowley 1500 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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