1911 Mors 12/15 HP Tourer

Description

At the beginning of the 20th Century, the French car industry was the largest in the world and marques like Panhard et Lavassor, De Dietrich and Mors were producing the finest cars available. Emile Mors, who trained as an electrical engineer, had founded the Societe Nouvelles des Automobiles Mors in 1898 and recognised the importance of competition in promoting his new company. With talented engineer Henri Brasier designing an advanced V4 engine for the racing Mors, success soon followed and Mors soon overtook rival Panhard on the track, culminating in victory in the famous 1908 Paris-Madrid race. Mors catalogued a range of four and six cylinder cars in the Edwardian era, ranging from small capacity 8 hp cars through to the aristocratic and powerful 50 hp. Under the direction of Andre Citroen, Mors steadily increased production until the First World War and reached an agreement to use the silent Knight sleeve-valve engine in its cars, christened the SSS series ('Sans Soupape Sport'). Sadly, Mors only survived until 1925 and was ultimately absorbed by Citroen's own company. The 1911 Mors offered here is powered by a four cylinder engine rated at 12/15 horsepower, with bore and stroke of 75mm by 120mm, the Mors has a high tension magneto with fixed timing and three-speed transmission. The foot brake operates a steel to steel band and drum unit at the rear of the gearbox, with the handbrake acting on the rear wheels, while suspension is via semi-elliptic leaf springs at the front and elliptic leaf springs at the rear.