Introduced in 1957, the Wolseley 1500 and Riley 1.5 shared the same compact three-box styling and Morris Minor derived floorpan complete with independent torsion bar front suspension, rack and pinion steering and four-wheel drum brakes.

Powered by a 1489cc OHV ‘B-Series’ engine allied to four-speed manual transmission, the badge-engineered duo enjoyed a surprising turn of speed.

This 1962 Wolseley comes to auction displaying a credible c.81,600 miles and benefits from recent chassis welding and rust prevention.

The vendor is an ex-garage owner and mechanic, so he has endeavoured to carry out his own ongoing restoration since buying the car earlier this year, for example, he has welded the chassis and treated such areas with corrosion inhibitors.

Attention has also been paid to the cooling and braking systems less than 5,000 miles ago at a cost of over £1,000.

It involved replacing all the brake wheel cylinders, welding the front exhaust pipe ‘as necessary’, a re-core of the radiat...