Wolseley Eight

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The Wolseley Eight was a small, four-door sedan, the Wolseley Motor Company from 1946 to 1948 produced. It was based on the Morris Eight and also had many body parts with the MG Series Y mean. In his time he was Lord Nuffields favorite car. The car was designed before the Second World War and was supposed to be released in 1940. According to the binding economic targets of the British government most of the cars were exported.

Although the car on the Morris Eight was based from 1938 to his appearance differed but clear: He had a usual at Wolseley bonnet and just such a grille and trunk lid was not struck up but down. The four-cylinder engine with 918 cc displacement was controlled above and not sideguided and therefore made ​​33 bhp (24 kW) instead of just 29 bhp (21 kW) as in Morris. The wheels were not independently suspended but hung in the front and rear semi-elliptical leaf springs. The hydraulic brakes on all four wheels had drum brakes. The voltage in the electrical system was 6 V.

The car had a more luxurious interior with leather upholstery, wool carpets and Walnußapplikationen. Another technical detail was the windshield that open. 1946 cost the Cart £ 416 -, £ 115, - more than the Morris. It created 5344 pieces.