Introduced in 1934, the Wolseley Nine was built for just two years.

It was a conventional medium sized car for its time with a separate ladder frame chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Three types of coach-built body were available, Saloon, Tourer and Limousine, which were surprisingly roomy given the overall dimensions of the car.

It was effectively, a smaller version of the six-cylinder Wolseley Hornet.Power came from a four-cylinder 1,018cc overhead cam engine which drove the rear wheels via a conventional four-speed manual gearbox and rear axle arrangement.

The car was capable of a top speed of approximately 59mph which although not exactly exciting, was quite respectable for a car of this type in the mid ‘30s.

Just over 7,200 examples had been built by 1936 when the Nine evolved into the Wolseley Wasp which had a slightly larger I,069cc engine developing 32bhp with a top speed of 64mph.Originally man...