Wolseley 15/60

The Wolseley 15/60 was the first one designed by Pininfarina middle-class cars, the BMC brought out. He was introduced in December 1958 and shared his design with seven other brands. All of these vehicles have been revised in 1961 and received a bigger engine and other names. This new Wolseley 16/60 remained until April 24, 1971 in production.

Should also be mentioned that there are two other, designed by Pininfarina BMC models were introduced at this time - the compact Austin A40 Farina and the big Wolseley 6/99 / Austin A99 Westminster, as well as their derivatives.

Wolseley 15/60

Wolseley 15/60 (1961)

The first generation of medium-sized self-supporting Farina model was introduced as the Wolseley 15/60. Within months, the identical models Riley 4/68 Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II, MG Magnette Mark III, and Morris Oxford V were submitted. With its leather seats and its polished wood dashboard of Wolseley was in the upper non- sporting segment of the market.

All five cars had a BMC B- series four-cylinder engine with 1489 cc capacity, which reached different benefits depending on the carburetor assembly. Wolseley 15/60, Austin Cambridge and Morris Oxford stand with their individual SU carburetors and 52 bhp (38 kW) at the lower end of the scale. The front wheels were independently suspended on coil springs and driven, rear live axle hung on leaf springs. The hydraulic drum brakes from Girling had a drum diameter of 229 mm. The cars had a Ross steering.

The upholstery was covered in leather and the front single seats were sitting close together, so that in the middle of a passenger could be taken, and so the vehicle had seating for six people. This point was made also in advertising, even though the car had a center crank. The handbrake lever was mounted between the driver's seat and door frames. The rear seat had a fold-out center armrest. Wood veneers are used on the dashboard and the door panels. A heating Smiths was standard. The cars were painted a single color or two colors on request.

Later a license for these Farina design was also awarded to Argentina, where Siam di Tella the Di Tella 1500, the Di Tella Traveller and the Di Tella Argenta produced. CKD kits of the Austin Cambridge were in the Netherlands Molenaar ( Amersfoort ), Rhodesia, New Zealand and Australia mounted.

A test car of the magazine " The Motor " in 1959 reached a top speed of 123 km / h and an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 25.6 sec Fuel consumption was 9.11 l/100 km and the test car cost £ 991, - - including taxes.

24,579 Wolseley 15/60 were prepared.

Wolseley 16/60

Wolseley 16/60

Most of these cars remained unchanged only until 1961, only the Di Tellas were further built yet so four years. The models were replaced by a slightly revised Farina body and usually renamed. They were now called Austin A60 Cambridge, MG Magnette Mk IV, Morris Oxford VI, Riley 4/72 and Wolseley 16/60. The car remained mostly in production until 1968. The Wolseley was no rear-drive successor and thus remained until 1971.

The 16/60-Modelle generally have a BMC B- series four-cylinder engine with 1622 cc capacity. Again, the Wolseley is the weakest model with 61 bhp (45 kW).

63 082 Wolseley 16/60 saw overall.

Clubs

A enthusiasischer and active owners club, the Cambridge - Oxford Owners' Club provides these cars and their BMC sister models. The club has set itself the goal to keep the car roadworthy, offers advice, spare parts and a social forum for the owners.