A notable mechanical change was the use of hydraulic brakes. Girling hydraulic brakes with drums were used. Lockheed hydraulic brakes with drums were fitted. Mechanical and hydraulic brakes are both widely used. Most notable of these was a switch from pneumatic to hydraulic brakes. Most models have independent mechanical or hydraulic brakes. It was the first German Ford to have hydraulic brakes. Lockheed hydraulic brakes with drums were fitted front and rear. These Morris Family Eight cars were fitted with hydraulic brakes. It also had four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Steering involved upright steering levers to four hydraulic brakes on the sprockets and idlers. Hydraulic brakes were a new feature for 1946. Hydraulic brakes were present on all six wheels. It also featured a pneumatic brake system, unlike its predecessors, which had hydraulic brakes. Straight Eight was the first production automobile to use hydraulic brakes on all four wheels.