Description Just four owners from new, the current for 15 years; older restoration in regular use; four-speed gearbox; 12v electrics; flashing indicators; original number plate; driven 25 miles to the sale; ready for Vintage summer fun One of the best-loved cars of the Thirties, it is no exaggeration to say that the 8 was the car that saved Morris.

Cheap and cheerful with lively road manners and room for all the family, it was far more suited to Britain's increasingly crowded roads than the larger models that had formerly underpinned the Morris range.

Better equipped than most of its 1934 competitors, it boasted electric wipers, a three-speed box with synchromesh on the top two gears and effective Lockheed hydraulic brakes.

Powered by a 24bhp Morris UB Series 918cc four-cylinder side-valve engine with three-bearing crankshaft and single SU carburettor, it was good for 60mph and 40mpg.

Available as a two- or four-seat tourer and a two- or four-door saloon, it proved so successful th...