Wolseley 1000 - Saloon

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This car is the South African Wolseley 1000 It is a varient of the classic mini ,combining the 'up-market' features and looks of the Wolseley hornet, with the standard frame of the mini. }{ -------------------- }{ Information }{ -------------------- }{ As the name implies, the Wolseley 1000 was powered by the 998cc version of the familiar BMC A-series engine, and it also benefitted from Hydrolastic suspension. The Inside featured extra padding and a centrally-mounted three-dial instrument pod, housing a speedometer flanked by gauges for water temperature and oil pressure, plus a small group of warning lights. Sales began in September 1967. However, in the latter half of 1969, Leyland South Africa implemented a product rationisation programme that mirrored what was happening within the recently-formed British Leyland motor corporation back in the UK. As a result of this, the Wolseley 1000 was axed in August of that year, along with the locally-produced Cooper ‘S’. It is thought that only around 450 Wolseley 1000s were built in total. }{ --------------------------------------------------------- }{ Here's the Wolseley 1000 i promised! :) It was just a simple cut/paste job really, Take the wolseley front and splice it onto a standard mini, add a few tweaks and touches and there we go! I did not make the standard mini on which this model is based, that was made by Griffith. Thankyou for viewing and/or downloading this model and please feel free to share your thoughts below! :)