Wolseley 4/50

Infobox Automobile
name = Wolseley 4/50 and 6/80


manufacturer = Nuffield Organisation, BMC
production = 1948-1954
class = FR
body_style = 4-door saloon
engine =
successor =
designer =
related =

The Wolseley 4/50 and similar 6/80 were Wolseley Motor Company's first post-war automobiles. They were rushed into production in 1948 and were based on the Morris Oxford MO and the Morris Six MS respectively. The 4 cylinder 4/50 used a 1476 cc 50 hp version of the 6/80 engine, while the 6/80 used a 2215 cc 72 hp (54 kW) straight-6 single overhead cam.

The cars were well equipped and looked impressive, with a round Morris rear end and upright Wolseley grille and were used extensively by the Police at the time - the 6/80 particularly.

These models were built at Morris's Cowley factory alongside the 'Oxford'. They were replaced in 1953 and 1954 by the Wolseley 4/44 and 6/90.

Wolseley 4/50

Infobox Automobile generation
name = Wolseley 4/50


manufacturer =
production = 1948-1953 8925 builtcite book |last=Sedgwick |first=M. |authorlink= |coauthors= Gillies.M|title=A-Z of Cars 1945-1970|year=1986 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |isbn=1-870979-39-7 |oclc=29424733]
class =
body_style = 4-door saloon
engine = 1.5 L "Morris" I4
successor = Wolseley 4/44
designer =
related = Morris Oxford MO
wheelbase = 102 inches (2591 mm)cite book |last=Culshaw |first= |authorlink= |coauthors=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2 |oclc=1057411]
length = 170 inches (4267 mm)
width = 66 inches (1676 mm)
height = convert|63|in|mm|abbr=on A 4/50 tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1950 had a top speed of convert|70.7|mph|km/h|abbr=on and could accelerate from 0-convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on in 30.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of convert|27.0|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus was recorded. The test car cost £703 including taxes. cite journal | authorlink = Unsigned |title = The Wolseley Four-Fifty|journal =The Motor| volume = | pages = | date = December 27 1950]

Wolseley 6/80

Infobox Automobile generation
name = Wolseley 6/80


production = 1948-1954
25,281 made
class =
body_style = 4-door saloon
engine = 2.2 L I6
successor = Wolseley 6/90
designer =
related = Morris Six MS
wheelbase = 110 inches (2794 mm)
length = 177 inches (4443 mm)
width = 66 inches (1676 mm)
height = convert|63|in|mm|abbr=on

As well as having a larger engine than the 4/50, the 6/80 was longer by convert|7|in|mm|abbr=on. It also had larger brakes with convert|10|in|mm|abbr=on drums compared with the convert|9|in|mm|abbr=on ones of the 4/50.

A 6/80 tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1951 had a top speed of convert|85.3|mph|km/h|abbr=on and could accelerate from 0-convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on in 21.4 seconds. A fuel consumption of convert|21.8|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus was recorded. The test car cost £767 including taxes. cite journal | authorlink = Unsigned |title = The Wolseley Six-Eighty|journal =The Motor| volume = | pages = | date = February 28 1950]

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References

External links

* [http://www.680mo.org.uk Owner's club website]