Wolseley Fourteen

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Wolseley Fourteen
Wolseley 14/56
Production period: 1923-1926
1935-1939
1946-1948
Class : Middle class
Body versions : limousine
Previous model: Wolseley 16/20
Wolseley Sixteen
Successor: Wolseley 16/35

The Wolseley Fourteen was a mid-range car that Wolseley released in 1923. This first model was built until 1926 and then replaced by the 16/35 , which had been in production since 1925 . In 1935 another car with this name appeared. It was only produced for three years and made way for the Wolseley 14/56 in 1937 . In 1938 there was another Fourteen sedan, which was offered parallel to the 14/56 until 1939. After the Second World War , it was continued to be built unchanged from 1946 to 1948.

14 hp (1923-1926)

14 hp (1923-1926)

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Production period: 1923-1926
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Gasoline engine :
2.6 liters
Length: 4039 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2997 mm
Empty weight :

The first Fourteen or 14 hp was a car that was added to the Wolseley 15/40 .

It had a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2614 cm³ and water cooling, but in contrast to the 15/40 it had valves on the side instead of an overhead camshaft. The car was delivered on a chassis with a 2997 mm wheelbase. The superstructures were 4039 mm long.

In 1926, production was discontinued in favor of the 16/35 , which had been available since 1925 .

Fourteen (1935-1937)

Fourteen (1935-1936)
Wolseley Fourteen Sedan (1935)

Wolseley Fourteen Sedan (1935)
Production period: 1935-1936
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Gasoline engine :
1.6 liters
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2515-2591 mm
Empty weight :

The second Fourteen or 14 hp appeared in 1935 and was added to the Hornet Special as a slightly larger six-cylinder model .

Its in-line six-cylinder engine had a displacement of 1604 cm³, OHC engine with an overhead camshaft. The cars were bodyworked B. as a four-door sedan.

In 1937 the Fourteen was replaced by the larger 14/56.

Fourteen and 14/56 hp (1937-1948)

14/56 hp (1937-1939)
Fourteen (1938-1948)

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Production period: 1937-1948
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
1.8 liters (40 kW)
Length: 4369 mm
Width: 1702 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2654-2692 mm
Empty weight : 1389 kg

The third Fourteen was published in 1938 and was added to the 14/56 published a year earlier.

Both models had in-line six-cylinder engines with a displacement of 1818 cm³ and with overhead valves operated via tappets, bumpers and rocker arms. They were only bodied as four-door sedans.

In 1937 the 14/56 was discontinued. Production of the Fourteen was discontinued in 1939 due to the war and resumed for three years in 1946. Then the little six-cylinder disappeared for good.

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David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997. ISBN 1874105936