Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1961 Wolseley 1500
No Reserve
Registration No: 584 XUH
Chassis No: WWA155232
MOT: Exempt
Subject to a mechanical overhaul in current ownership
Offered from Long term ownership
Collection of invoices and current V5c
Displays a credible 87, 000 miles
Introduced in 1957, the Wolseley 1500 (and its Riley 1. 5 sister car) married the Morris Minor floor pan to a rather more conservatively styled superstructure featuring the marque's traditional front grille. The Minor's torsion bar independent front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering made for good ride and handling, while the 1, 489cc 'B'-Series engine endowed the twin-carburettor Riley with respectable 85mph performance. As befitted a product of one of BMC's most prestigious marques, the Wolseley 1500 came with a well-equipped interior boasting leather upholstery and plentiful wood veneer trim. The last of the Wolseleys with anything like its own individual character, albeit one shared with the Riley, the 1500 remained in production until 1965, by which time over 93, 000 had been made.
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