Morris Minor Production...

The pre-war Morris Minor was in continuous production at the Morris Motors, Cowley factory for six full years. The car was produced in seven variants, five on the short wheel base chassis and a further two on an extended or long wheel base version. Two engine types were also used, the earlier and technically advanced 847 cc overhead camshaft unit was fitted to all cars produced upto January 1931, at which time a new, similar capacity side valve engine was introduced to power the £100 Minor and a further range of economy models. The OHC unit continued to be fitted to the lwb models until August 1932, after which time all Minor models became side valve powered.
The most successful year for the Minor was1932 when a total of 19,248 cars found customers but its main competitor, the Austin Seven, consistantly outsold the Minor and continued to be produced in one form or another until 1939.

* These cars were LWB Family Eights & Sports Coupes. The LWB Side Valve cars are included amongst the 1933 & 1934 SWB production figures.