Advertising Last completed movie pages 1954 Wolseley 6/80Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-02-17 00:46 |
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◊ 2006-02-17 01:18 |
Why were British police so fond of Wolseleys? |
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◊ 2006-02-17 13:36 |
Ha.!.. No idea... not good as a chase car.! ..maybe they liked the wood and leather trim.! .gif ":)") (still ..they were better than the later Austin 1100's and Allegro's.!!) |
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◊ 2007-02-16 21:41 |
The reason for the long standing association with the British Police and Wolseleys dates back to the mid 1930's when the Nuffield Organisation formed a very close relationship with the Ministry of Supply to pretty much exclusively supply Wolseley cars to the various departments of HM Government. William Morris, boss of Nuffield was a highly adept salesman and was quick to spot an opportunity which lasted well into the 1950's through the formation of BMC in March 1953. It was only with the introduction of the 3.4 Litre Mk1 Jaguar saloon on 1957 that spelled the end of the Wolseley as the sole method of transport for the Rozzers. It was very much a case of 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em' as the Jaguar was capable of 120 mph and quite frankly the Wolseley couldn't catch a cold in comparison. That said, the Police did continue to use the Farina 6/99's and A110's well into the mid 60's... |
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◊ 2007-09-03 21:18 |
In fact, the last Police Wolseley 6/80s were used well into 1961. They were in fact very much liked by the officers who drove them and many forces were sorry to see them go, and in their hey-day of course they could exceed 85mph. Despite certain mechanical improvements to improve performance - as mentioned, they were of course no match for the Jaguars when they arrived on the scene. There are a lot of replicas around, but the number of genuine ex-police Wolseley 6/80s surviving can be counted on one hand. |
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◊ 2011-08-14 19:32 |
Plate issued Mar-July 54 - seen on other entries. -- Last edit: 2013-01-06 02:44:31 |
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