Talk:Wolseley Motor Company

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	Cars Portal This article is within the scope of Wikipedia Project Automobiles, a collective approach to creating a comprehensive guide to the world of automobiles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you are encouraged to visit the project page, where you can contribute to the discussion.
Start	This article has been rated as Start-Class on the Project's quality scale.
Mid	This article has been rated as mid-importance on the importance scale.

[edit] Your help requested

The Mini article is in the Wikipedia:Peer review process - perhaps heading towards Featured Article status. I would greatly appreciate experts on Wolseley taking a look at it. (If you find a problem, please either fix it or post your concerns on the Talk:Mini page. TIA SteveBaker 20:50, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A Small Query.

First Off, I've just created this account whilst looking for specific information. I'm not changing the article myself for a number of reasons - noteably the current inaccessibility of my small library on BMC products & Similar, which was my reason for coming here in the first place.

I believe there was at least one south african Wolseley-badged Mini variant with no extended boot. Can anyone provide data on this and any other non-uk models within the article? (the link given is useful, but I'd appreciate corroberative sources)

By the way, it was my understanding that the first Wolseley automobiles built in the UK were finished in October 1894. (can't cite a definitive source for reason noted above.

Although I don't have the reference to hand, I have also been led to believe that wolseley had their own development team within the nuffield/BMC organization, and that the development of the 1500 was it's last (semi)independent project. Can anyone confirm? --D.C.Rigate 20:49, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

That last point rings a bell. I own a copy of the excellent book "The cars of BMC" – but like you I don't have access to my bookshelves just now! I should be near them later this week though; I'll have a look in there. – Kieran T ^{(talk | contribs)} 20:52, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Browsing this page, I found a small error, so I corrected it. The showroom was not actually in Picadilly Circus, but in Picadilly (the street) itself, about a third of a mile from the Circus near Green Park. It is now (after a number of iterations) a restaurant, frequented by the glitterati, appropriately named "The Wolseley". (I know this because I was taken there a few weeks ago for my niece's birthday lunch... (:-)) Pete G. 21:21, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wolseley 1800

We used to have a Wolseley 1800. I can't see it mentioned on the page, but I don't know enough about it - maybe it's there under a different name. This webpage includes a photo of one. --Northernhenge (talk) 19:41, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

That's a Wolseley 18/85 or Wolseley Six, depending on its age and engine. Perhaps it was known as the 1800 in some markets, but that might also be a colloquialism, since it was based on the more common Austin and Morris 1800s (and 2200s). See BMC ADO 17. – Kieran T ^(talk) 19:52, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Mystery solved. --Northernhenge (talk) 22:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)