Wolseley 3 1/2 hp

Wolseley single cylinder models 3½ hp / 5 hp / 6
Production period:	1898-1909
Class :	Small car
Body versions :	Phaeton , touring car

The Wolseley 3½ hp was the first car that Wolseley brought out in 1898.

3½ hp

3 ½ hp (1898-1900)
Wolseley 3½ hp (1899)
Production period:	1898-1900
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.3 liters (2.4 kW)
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The car had a 1-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1296 cm³, valves on the side and water cooling. The engine of the two-seater developed 3.3 bhp (2.4 kW) at 900 rpm.

5 hp

5 hp (1901–1904)
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Production period:	1901-1904
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.3 liters (4 kW)
Length:	2591 mm
Width:	1473 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	1676 mm
Empty weight :	711 kg

In 1901 it was replaced by the Wolseley 5 hp with an engine of the same size, but with an output of 5.5 bhp (4 kW) at 750 rpm. submitted. The wheelbase of the car was 1676 mm and it was provided with a 2591 mm long and 1473 mm wide body. The curb weight was 711 kg.

6th

6 (1905-1909)
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Production period:	1905-1909
Body versions :	Phaeton , touring car
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.25-1.3 liters (4.4 kW)
Length:	2591-2820 mm
Width:	1524 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	1676-1905 mm
Empty weight :	Chassis: 431-533 kg

In 1905 the successor Wolseley 6 came out, whose engine had a displacement of 1246 cm³ and 6 bhp (4.4 kW) at 800 / min. performed. The wheelbase was 1905 mm, the weight of the chassis 533 kg.

In the following year the engine had the old displacement of 1296 cm³; the performance remained the same, but was at 1000 / min. reached. The wheelbase shrank back to 1676 mm, the body was 2591 mm long and 1524 mm wide. The weight of the chassis dropped to 431 kg.

This last single-cylinder model had disappeared from the Wolseley model range by 1910 at the latest.

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