Wolseley 6/99

Wolseley 6/99 Wolseley 6/110
Production period:	1959-1968
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Previous model:	Wolseley 6/90

The Wolseley 6/99 was the last major car from Wolseley . The car was designed by Pininfarina and the construction was completed by the BMC styling department. It was also sold by BMC under other brand names as the Austin A99 Westminster and Vanden Plas Princess 3 Liter . Production began in 1959 and in 1961 the cars were revised and renamed. The Wolseley remained in production as Wolseley 6/110 until 1968. Many police officers consider the 6/110 to be the best patrol car the London City Police have ever bought.

In Denmark these cars were also offered as the Wolseley 300 .

There were two other Farina-designed model lines that BMC released during this period, the compact Austein A40 Farina and the medium-sized Wolseley 15/60 and its offshoots. Although the latter looked similar to the 6/99, it had no body parts or other parts in common with it.

Wolseley 6/99

6/99 ( ADO10 )
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Production period:	1959-1961
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 2.9 liters (75 kW)
Length:	4775 mm
Width:	1727 mm
Height:	1524 mm
Wheelbase :	2743 mm
Empty weight :	1499 kg

The first generation of the large Farina designs was introduced with the Austin A99 Westminster ; the Wolseley 6/99 followed a little later in 1959 and replaced the 6/90 . It had the same BMC-C six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 2912 cm³, an output of 102 bhp (75 kW) and SU twin carburetors as the Austin Healey 3000 .

The chassis was a standard BMC arrangement with coil springs and wishbones on the front axle and a rigid, driven rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs. The car also had a stabilizer on the front axle. The front wheels were braked with Lockheed discs with a diameter of 273 mm , the rear wheels with drums with a diameter of 245 mm, all with vacuum brake booster.

The interior was luxuriously appointed to distinguish the Wolseley from its Austin stablemate. The dashboard and door panels were made of polished wood. The individual front seats and the rear bench were covered with leather, the rear bench had a fold-out central armrest. There was a range of one- or two-tone paintwork.

The magazine "The Motor" tested a 6/99 with overdrive in 1959 , which reached a top speed of 156 km / h and an acceleration of 0-100 km / h in 14.4 seconds. The fuel consumption was 13.1 l / 100 km.

There were 13,108 Wolseley 6/99.

Wolseley 6/110

6/110 ( ADO53 )
Wolseley 6/110 Mark II (1966)
Production period:	1961-1968
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 2.9 liters (88 kW)
Length:	4775 mm
Width:	1727 mm
Height:	1524 mm
Wheelbase :	2743 mm
Empty weight :	1549 kg

In 1961 the large Farina designs were revised and traded as '' Wolseley 6/110 '', Austin A110 Westminster and Vanden Plas Princess 3 Liter Mk. II . The cars had the same engine as before, but delivered 120 bhp (88 kW). The gearshift lever was moved from the center of the vehicle to the steering column. From July 1962 there was also power steering and air conditioning .

The Mark II model was released in 1964 with smaller 13 ”wheels and a four-speed gearbox, an overdrive was still available, but only on request. The production of the Wolseley was stopped in 1968 after 24,101 copies. Only the sister model Austin A110 Westminster was directly replaced by the unsuccessful Austin 3-liter , which remained in production until 1971. The luxurious versions of Wolseley and Vanden Plas both reached the prototype stage, but were then not further developed.

Clubs

An enthusiastic and active owners 'club , the Cambridge-Oxford Owners' Club cares for these cars and their BMC siblings. The club has set itself the goal of keeping the cars running, offers advice, spare parts and a social forum for the owners.

Web links

Commons : Wolseley 6/110  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Cambridge-Oxford Owners' Club

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Robson, Graham: AZ British cars 1945-1980 , Herridge, Devon (2006), ISBN 0-9541063-9-3
2. ^ ^{A b} Culshaw & Horrobin: Complete Catalog of British Cars , Macmillan, London (1974), ISBN 0-333-16689-2
3. ^ The Wolseley 6/99 , The Motor, October 7, 1959 issue