£16,000 - £20,000
1932 Wolseley Hornet Special
United Kingdom • 3 Dec 2025 • Lot 92
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a very rare Wolseley Hornet Special with coachwork by Patrick Motors, restored between 2019 and 2023. It features a 1271cc engine and comes with a history file and sidescreens.
Condition
7
Restored between 2019 – 2023
/ 10
Manual
Transmission:
10527327351
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
OV 9141
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Very rare coachwork by Patrick Motors Ltd.
of Birmingham.
Registration No: OV 9141 Chassis No: 10527327351 MOT: Exempt
Highly attractive and potentially unique coachwork by Patrick Motors Ltd.
of Birmingham
Saved from slumbering in an orchard by the previous owner in the late 1960s, and thereafter restored and retained for five decades!
Subject to a comprehensive, body-off, chassis-up restoration between 2019 and 2023 by the vendor
Offered with a history file and a set of sidescreens
Introduced in April, 1932, the Special was a more performance-orientated version of Wolseley’s existing Hornet model.
Sold only as a bare chassis without factory coachwork, the newcomer was powered by a 1,271cc OHC straight-six engine allied to a four-speed manual transmission.
Numerous independent coachbuilders proceeded to offer their own open and closed coachwork for the racy model, including the likes of Avon, Abbey, Swallow, Cunard, Whittingham & Mitchel and London Wolseley dealer Eustace Watki...
Points of note
£1,410
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£7,236
Median Price (Since 2020)
£56,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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