4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1949–56
BASE MODELUnited Kingdom

MRA/1 1-ton 4×4

Morris Commercial’s post-war one-tonner: the MRA/1 4×4 in the War Office’s general service range, in cargo and water-tanker form.

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Sources & evidence
MODEL LINEMRABUILT BYMorris Commercial Cars, Adderley ParkPRODUCED1949–56PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The MRA/1 is the company’s last four-wheel drive of consequence, and much the least documented — the Imperial War Museums hold its service parts catalogue and Grace’s Guide records a 4,200 cc engine against the model in 1952, but production figures are not published. Morris Commercial itself was absorbed into BMC and the name faded through the 1950s.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1949–56
ENGINE4,200 cc petrol six (Grace’s Guide, 1952)
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEMRA
FAMILYMRA
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEGeneral service
VARIANTS2

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Deep Bronze Green

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Sources

  1. 1Service parts catalogue for Morris-Commercial truck, 1 ton, 4x4, G.S. range (cargo and water) model MRA-1 ↗Imperial War Museums · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  2. 2Morris-Commercial ↗Grace's Guide · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft