In November 1937, Morris Commercial Cars Ltd. introduced the LC (Light Commercial) 25/30cwt and bigger CV range, also known as Equi-load commercials, designed to distribute the load evenly by positioning the engine over the front axle.
The CV model designations indicated the engine type, wheelbase and payload rating. The CV had a four-cylinder 3519cc sidevalve engine until 1949 when a long-stroke four-cylinder 3770cc unit was fitted, whilst the CVS (S for Six) had a six-cylinder 3485cc sidevalve. Wheelbases were 9ft 6ins, 10ft 6ins, 11ft 6ins or 13ft 6ins, rounded down to the nearest foot in the designation. Payloads were 30cwt, 40cwt, 3-4 tons or 4-5 tons. CV11/30 would thus be a four-cylinder model with an 11ft 6ins wheelbase and a 30cwt rating. Production of the CV range ended in 1949.
The 1939 CV11/30 Ambulance featured here actually started life as a utility fire engine, known as a Heavy Unit (or HU), painted Battleship Grey. A separate engine-driven pump was mounted on the rear, as well as
