Wolseley 15/50

Wolseley 15/50

The Wolseley 15/50 was a revised version of the Wolseley 4/44. The biggest difference was in the engine: The 4/44 had a Morris - machine, and after the production of the MG TF was set, it was the only car with this engine. For the sake of streamlining the 15/50 came out with a BMC B-series engine. The rest of the construction, it is largely in the MG Magnette.

Unlike the motor of the MG has the engine of the 15/50 only a single SU carburettor, therefore he does with 55 bhp (40 kW) at 4000 min - 1 is slightly less than its sister model. In contrast to the 4/44 has the 15/50 floor shift. From 1956 there was a desire to Manumatic semi-automatic. This was operated by a hidden gear lever microswitch, which operated a vacuum servo. Sometimes it made difficulties that the 1st gear was not synchronized, since you double clutching to downshift and intermediate gas against needed.

The vehicle had a self-supporting structure and independent suspension, front coil springs, rear by the driven rigid axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs. The car had a rack and pinion steering and the four drum brakes ( drum diameter: 229 mm ) were from Lockheed.

In order to meet the market positioning of Wolseley in the upscale justice had the car luxury amenities, such as a dashboard of polished walnut wood, seats and door panels with leather cover and traditional Wolseley grille with illuminated emblem. The individual front seats were very close together so the car could be used as a six-seater, even though he was actually offered as a four-seater. The handbrake lever was under the dashboard. A heater was standard equipment.

Performance

A copy with Manumatic was tested by the British magazine " The Motor " in 1957 and reached a top speed of 125 km / h The sprint from 0-100 km / h in 26.7 sec mastered it, the fuel consumption was 9.84 l/100 km.

Replaced in 1958, designed by Farina Wolseley 15/60 to 15/50 after 12,352 copies.