Sold | One of only ten known survivors,1922 Wolseley Seven Tourer Registration no. FK 1835 Chassis no. 50218 Engine no. 216A/2673

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One of only ten known survivors,1922 Wolseley Seven Tourer Registration no. FK 1835 Chassis no. 50218 Engine no. 216A/2673

United Kingdom • 8 Sept 2012

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1922 Wolseley Seven Tourer is a rare survivor, one of only ten known. Acquired by a museum in 2009 and previously owned by Mr. Eamon Luke, it comes with extensive documentation, making it a potentially attractive offering for collectors despite its unknown restoration date.

Condition

7

The car was restored at an unknown date. It is described as a rare Wolseley light car acquired for a museum in 2009. It has some documentation, including an old-style continuation logbook and expired MoT certificates. The presence of these documents and its museum acquisition suggest a well-maintained vehicle, but the lack of specifics on the restoration quality and current mechanical state prevent a higher rating. A rating of Very Good suggests that while in solid condition, there may be slight wear visible, requiring minor reconditioning to bring it to a higher standard.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

50218

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

FK 1835

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Although long since departed, Wolseley was one of Britain's foremost makes throughout the Edwardian period and into the 1920s.

The company had been founded by Irish-born Frederick York Wolseley in Sydney, Australia in 1887 to manufacture sheep-shearing equipment.

Two years later a subsidiary was set up in Birmingham, England where works manager Herbert Austin would be responsible for the first Wolseley motor car, a three-wheeler built on Léon Bollée lines, in 1896.

Early Wolseleys featured horizontal engines, but it was with the arrival of vertical-engined multi-cylinder cars in the Edwardian era that Wolseley earned its reputation for finely engineered, smooth and powerful transport.

By this time Herbert Austin had left, his place being taken by John D Siddeley whose company - taken over by Wolseley in 1904 - had been making vertical-engined cars based on the French Peugeot.

Siddeley forged ahead with an ever-expanding range of vertical-engined models, which for the next few year...