Advertising Last completed movie pages 1956 Wolseley 15/50 Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2016-04-11 19:57 |
Registered MFN480 a Wolseley 15/50 (4 Door Saloon).![[Image: drmfn480211.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/drmfn480211.jpg) ![[Image: drmfn48012.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/drmfn48012.jpg) edit: Thumbnails replaced with better screen captures Previously listed as a Wolseley 6/90 which is a better fit for a police car rather than the four cylinder 15/50. Vehicle make WOLSELEY Date of first registration 07 September 1956 Year of manufacture 1956 Cylinder capacity (cc) 1489cc -- Last edit: 2016-04-12 17:33:27 |
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◊ 2016-08-07 15:51 |
There is something not quite right about this car. The badge on the boot lid says 15/50 (in large characters which, I think, may only have been used on some of the last ones produced) but the chrome decoration on the side is that used on the Wolseley 4/44. The 15/50 had longer chrome trim and it was curved, not straight. Rather than a 15/50, I think that this is a 4/44 that has been fitted at some time with a replacement boot lid from a 15/50. |
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◊ 2016-08-07 16:14 |
It must also have been fitted with a B series engine and twin spotlights instead of single as well as a new boot lid. 4/44 was 1250cc using the old Nuffield XP type engine out of the MG YB, and the 15/50 was introduced in June 1956. |
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◊ 2018-11-27 21:45 |
MFN was a Canterbury series, June-Nov 1956 so the DVLA date of September for 480 looks genuine. Plate info says 15/50 Registration MFN 480 Make WOLSELEY Model 15/50 ... and it's been displayed as a 15/50 at classic events - https://www.flickr.com/photos/imagetaker1/2774677054 , http://nice-reg.co.uk/number-plates/a-z/M/MFN480.html . Comment here suggests MFN 480 has been used as a floating film plate (with USL 507 and BOA 430B) on a 1968 Oxford S6 (really PAD 124G) in a 2006 film called Sixty Six, but that does not mean it's dodgy here. So in summary, we probably have a genuine 1956 15/50 on its original plates, but restored with the wrong side trim and the boot badge fitted from March 1958. |
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◊ 2023-08-22 12:18 |
MFN480 on a different car in Heartbeat Series 07 Episode 04 Closing Ranks ![[Image: heartbeatseries07episode04closingranksxma7661955standardbeige02a.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/33326/heartbeatseries07episode04closingranksxma7661955standardbeige02a.jpg) |
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◊ 2023-09-04 11:01 |
According to the Wolseley Owners Club, the first 1200 production units of the 15/50 did not have the rear door chrome strips, so as a Sept 1956 registered car, it is more likely that MFN480 is an early 15/50 rather than a late 4/44 with the wrong badge. |
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◊ 2023-09-04 13:51 |
A couple of loose ends to tie up: - can't find any reference for short side strip on first 1200 15/50s made, but if the OC says it, it must be solid. Total production listed as 12,353, so 10% would have short strip. After June 56 launch, about 145 were made by Oct 56 (according to a snapshot list of chassis numbers) so long strip probably happened from about Nov 56 The large character 15/50 boot badge in same style as 4/44 was the early format, changed at some point to a different double-decker smaller script saying Wolseley above 15/50. No date for changeover found, so no idea if it happened at same time as longer side trim. However this all suggests the car is correct for an early 15/50 before late Autumn 56. -- Last edit: 2023-09-04 14:26:28 |
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