1959 Wolseley 6/99 [ADO10]

1959 Wolseley 6/99 [ADO10] in Charlie, Movie, 2004

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Author	Message
Skid ◊ 2018-03-03 14:29	A British Farina of some sort, certainly. It appears to be a Riley, either a 4/Sixty Eight or a 4/Seventy Two.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2018-03-03 14:36	Wrong one. It's a big Farina. Wolseley 6/99 or 6/110 I think. -- Last edit: 2018-03-03 14:39:19
Skid ◊ 2018-03-03 14:40	I thought those inboard driving lights looked out of place. Wolseley 6/99 then?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2018-03-03 14:54	Look at the swage on the back wing as well. It's in the doors on a B series Farina, not there.
dsl ◊ 2018-03-03 15:29	Entered as 6/99. ZA spec pimple sidelights, and there was local assembly of smaller late 50s/early 60s Wolseleys, so although unconfirmed they probably did some big ones as well.
dsl ◊ 2019-08-16 01:19	..... or ZA might have been supplied with Austin Westminsters and Wolseley 6/99s and/or 6/110s built in Rhodesia. Exact situation unclear but this account has some strong hints.
dsl ◊ 2021-11-02 23:34	New info from South African book that "Big Farinas" (Austin A99/A110, Wolseley 6/99 and 6/110, a few VdP 3 Litre - and even some 4-Litre R) were built in ZA 1959-68. Previous suggestions that ZA Big Farinas were imported Rhodesia builds now superseded.