Jim Jarron's Motoring Pages

Wolseley Car Clubs of Australia

Wolseley Car Club Photo Gallery

Wolseley Car Club of New South Wales

Wolseley Car Club of New South Wales Vehicle Register

Wolseley Car Club of Queensland

Wolseley Car Club of Queensland Inc. Vehicle Register

Wolseley Car Club Of Victoria

Wolseley Car Club of Victoria Vehicle register

Other Wolseley Car Clubs

Wolseley Car Club of New Zealand

The 6/80 & MO Club Website
The club covers the Wolseley 6/80 and 4/50; Morris Oxford series MO saloon, traveller and commercials; Morris Six series MS and J van.

The Wolseley Register (UK)
The Wolseley Register maintains records of Wolseley motor vehicles and encourages the restoration and preservation of Wolseleys.

The Wolseley Hornet Special Club (UK)
The Wolseley Hornet Special Club was founded in 1950 caters for all special bodied Wolseley Hornets (not factory saloons ) manufactured between 1930 and 1935.

Other Car Clubs catering for British Cars (listing includes but is not limited to Wolseleys).

The British Saloon Car Club of Canada
The British Saloon Car Club of Canada was started in November, 1994, in Toronto, Ontario to assist the many people who have a love for the lesser known British cars that seemed to have "fallen between the cracks".

Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club (UK)
The Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club caters for all BMC 4 and 6 Cylinder Farinas and Pre-Farina Austins.

Leyland Car Owners & Clubs in Australia and New Zealand
Links to National Clubs, the Leyland Register for Australia and the Leyland Register for New Zealand plus information about the Leyland Marina, Leyland Force 7V and, of course, the Leyland P76.

British Made Car Club
A club for owners and enthusiasts of British made cars. The club has an overseas section as well as UK based members.

Other Wolseley and BMC/Leyland resources.

Wolseley Noticeboard
More than just a noticeboard - also has Wolseley 1500 spares; Oddities - strange Wolseleys; Wolseley Books; Wolseley Models.

BMC & Leyland Australia
This site provides a brief summary and history of the Zetland factory, the cars and people of the British Motor Corporation and Leyland Australia.

British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
The Largest Collection of British Veteran,Vintage and Classic Cars in the World. They also have the production records of all Wolseleys (except for some models in the 1930s) and can provide certificate (cost as at 1 July 2005 was £28 sterling) showing what date your Wolseley was built, when and where it was delivered, what its original colour was and what its engine and body number ought to be.

NTG Services
Parts for MG's and also for the Wolseley 4/44 and 15/50. They stock parts for all the B series Farinas, including the 15/60 and 16/60. You can download copies of their illustrated catalogues and pricelists.

The Unofficial Austin-Rover Web Resource
The Unofficial Austin-Rover Web Resource is a repository for development stories, pictures and UK production figures relating to the cars produced by BMC and its successors.

A Short Wolseley History
A French site - a brief history of Wolseley (in French) but includes some interesting illustrations including early views of the facory.

BMC engine codes
A listing of the various BMC engine codes and the cars the engines were used in.

Scions Of Lucas
The British Cars Web: home of the Scions of Lucas - British Car owners, web sites, parts & suppliers and British car mailing lists around the world.

Magazines and other publications

Australian Classic Car Magazine
Here you will find the latest classic cars for sale, classified ads, auction results, classic car events, featured articles from our monthly magazine and much more. There are quite a few articles from the magazine available to view on-line although you have to register with the site (registration is free). Some articles of interest are:

• English Style and Australian Power - the Wolseley 24/80.
• Major Attractions - badge engineering was mastered by BMC in the fifties. The Morris Major/Austin Lancer/Wolseley 1500/Riley 1.5 being a case in point.
• Wolseley 6/110 - at home in an English luxury car of the 1960s, the six-cylinder Wolseley 6/110.

Classic Motor Monthly (inc. The Autojumbler) (UK)
Publication for veteran, vintage and classic car events, spares and services with information on classic car shows, club meets, auctions, autojumbles, runs, etc. Plus, news and comment, hints and tips, regular features, model and classic car club and more.

Unique Cars and Parts (Australia)
Listings of cars and parts for sale and wanted. There are details on many makes of cars from AC to Wolseley and even movies and (computer) wallpapers. Cars featured include: Leyland P76; Austin Freeway and; Wolseley 6/80.

Cars

Rick Pardo's Car restoration site
Contains a description of a number of cars and other restoration projects and their various states of restoration. Includes a Wolseley New Fourteen, 1932 Wolseley Hornet and 1934 Wolseley Hornet.

London to Brighton Run 2002
Surrey Vintage Vehicle Society (UK). Photographs include an 1899 and a 1904 Wolseley.

1902 and 1910 Wolseley
A South African site with an interesting selection of pictures of old cars, including a 1902 and a 1910 Wolseley.

Wolseley racing car
One of the horizontal engined Wolseley racing cars.

1904 Wolseley 6HP
A 1904 Wolseley 6hp Light Car Voiturette called "Claudia".

1907 Grand Prix car
A French site with an interesting selection of pictures of old cars, including a 1907 Grand Prix Wolsit (Italian built Wolseley).

Wolseley Gyrocar
A description of the the Schilovski Gyrocar.

Wolseley Gyrocar
A more detailed description of the Schilovski Gyrocar - includes drawings and close-up photographs.

Wolseley Wheel Track Tank
An unusual Wolseley from the Vickers era (only the first illustration is of a Wolseley).

1921 Wolseley Viper
Two views of a Brooklands racer.

1931 Hornet Special and 1934 Wolseley sedan
From the South African site mentioned above - a 1931 Wolseley Hornet Special and 1934 Wolseley sedan (model not specified).

Wolseley Armoured Car as used by Imperial Japanese Army in the Manchurian Incident.
Wolseley Armored Car is based on the Wolseley CP Truck which was produced by Sumida (later Isuzu) under the Wolseley's licence. Wolseley Armored Cars were used by IJA in the Manchurian Incident.

Wolseley shooting brake
A Wolseley 25 shooting brake.

1936 Wolseley Hornet
A 1936 Wolseley Hornet featured on the Restored-Classics.com site.

Siddharth Swarup's Wolseley 14/60
Siddharth Swarup's Wolseley 14/60 was bought by his great grandfather in England and then shipped to Varanasi, India in 1947. The information presented includes a considerable amount of period literature on the 14/60.

1947 Wolseley 14/60
A 1947 Wolseley 14/60 featured on the Restored-Classics.com site.

The Hec. Green Wolseley Special
Motor racing in New Zealand in 1950.

Sister Cars
About MG ZA and ZB Magnettes with some information on the Wolseley 4/44.

Dan's Austin Lancer Series II Page
About BMC and the Australian produced Austin Lancer. There is also an online jigsaw puzzle and for those of you who enjoy computer games, an online Lancer Invaders Game!

Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club - Austin Freeway
An excellent overview of the Austin Freeway (and Wolseley 24/80).

The Car of the Century - the Austin / Morris 1800
Includes many interesting facts, plus technical tips and hints and a section on the Australian 1800 and what made it different. There is even an Austin 1800 Lawn Mower!

Morris 1100 dot com
Mainly concerned with the Morris 1100 but has an interesting selection of Wolseley 1100 photos

Wolseley 16/60 Estate and other Farina specials
A selection of B-series Farina cars that are just a bit different.

British Made Car Club Overseas members (Argentina)
Here is something of interest about the BMC based cars built in Argentina - the Siam Argenta and Siam Di tella 1500.

Los Automoviles y la Filatelia Argentina
Here is something different from Argentina again - a BMC B series Farina on a postage stamp - a Siam Di tella 1500.

Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club - the Di Tella Farinas
More information on the Di Tella Farinas from the Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club.

The Di Tella Magnette
More information on the Di Tella Farinas - this time the Di Tella Magnette.

Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club - Wolseley 6/99
A description of the Wolseley 6/99.

Heavenly Hearses
1966 Wolseley 6/110 hearse with coachwork by Duffy of Dundalk

Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club - Wolseley 6/110
A description of the Wolseley 6/110

Canadian Farinas - Wolseley, Austin, Morris and Vanden Plas
Mostly Austins - but includes some Wolseleys and Vanden Plas.

History of the BMC Farina Range
About the big Farinas - Austins, Wolseleys and Vanden Plas.

Leyland P76 site
Full of information about Leyland Australia and the P76 and some earlier BMC material too.

Road tests and published articles

With the New Wolseley 15/60 to Monte Carlo
An original road test report from Autocar.

People

Frederick York Wolseley
F W Wolseley's entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography - Online Edition (published by the Australian National University).

Gerald Marley Palmer 1911- 1999
Gerald Palmer, who died in June '99 at the age of 88, was a designer par excellence. This is a tribute to the man who designed, amongst others, the Wolseley 4/44 and 6/90.

Style Counsellor
More about Gerald Palmer from an article originally published in Popular Classics March 1990.

William Morris (Lord Nuffield)
A biographical sketch of William Morris (Lord Nuffield) (1877 - 1963). Also has information on Nuffield Place, which was the home of William Morris from 1933 to 1963.

William Morris (Lord Nuffield)
A list of books and articles about William Morris (Lord Nuffield) from the Nuffield Place website.

Herbert Austin
A biographical sketch of Herbert Austin (November 8th 1866 - May 23rd 1941).

Pinin Farina
A biographical sketch of Pinin Farina from the European Automotive Hall of Fame.

Pininfarina: creator of the most popular car style ever
The family of B-Series cars was launched progressively from December 1958, the first car to be announced being the Wolseley 15/60. This is about these and other similarly styled cars from around the world.

John Davenport Siddeley
A biographical sketch of John Davenport Siddeley (Baron Kenilworth) (1866 - 1953).

Alec Issigonis
Alec Issigonis the man and his work - from the Design Museum, London.

Alec Issigonis
A biographical sketch of Alec Issigonis from the European Automotive Hall of Fame.

Alec Issigonis
An interview with Alec Issigonis (from Autocar magazine, 25th August 1979).

National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery holds the largest and most distinguished collection of portraits in the world. The online database contains information on 63,626 works, 42,482 of which are illustrated; the National Portrait Gallery's collection includes over 330,000 works. Among those included are Alec Issigonis, William Morris and Herbert Austin.

Places

Mount Wolseley House
A history of the ancestral home of the Wolseley family.

The Wolseley Cafe-Restaurant
Website of The Wolseley Cafe-Restaurant, which occupies the building that was the Piccadilly showrooms built in 1922 for the Wolseley company.

Walgett - Wolseley Country
A tourism oriented site about the Walgett and Lightning Ridge district in northern New South Wales. Interesting to see the address of the Walgett Visitor Centre - Wolseley House.

Other sites of interest

British Motor Manufacturers 1894 - 1960
Histories of 1036 British Motor Manufacturers who were in business between 1894 and 1960, including those that never made it past the prototype stage. This is a link to the Wolseley page.

Virtual British Car Show
The Virtual British Car Show attempts to offer a similar experience to that of a real show. The last time I visited this site there were 7 Wolseleys on display.

Phil Seed's virtual car museum
This virtual car museum gallery contains scans of brochures of various makes and models of cars (1950 - 1970), photographs and a variety of automobilaria. On-line for over 6 years, since 1998.

McLellans Automotive
Collectable literature on a wide variety of cars, including a surprising amount of Wolseley material for a US based site.

Isuzu Motors Limited
1918 Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., and Wolseley Motor Ltd., (UK) concluded an agreement on the manufacture and sale of Wolseley cars and trucks.

Wolseley plc
What happened to the other half of the original Wolseley company.

Shear History
The history of sheep shearing in Australia, with several references to Wolseley.