This very charming time warp Wolseley 16/60 was bought new by a Mr L.G.

Messenger of West Drayton, Middlesex from Stewart and Ardern Ltd of Staines on 17/3/1971.

He kept it until 20/3/2016, nearly 45 years to the day.

According to the original invoice, which is beautifully preserved in the cars history it cost £1,056.29 including such luxuries as reflective number plates, static safety belts and a bill for 8 gallons of petrol which cost £2.50.

Scandalous! As well as the invoice the car comes with the service book along with copies of the sales information and instructions of how to use the seatbelts, a large selection of previous MOT’s and tax discs, a great selection of invoices and receipts, and what looks like every V5 that has been issued to it confirming the ownership for 45 years.

The first owner had the pleasure of being an honorary member of the Wolseley owners club due to his long term ownership, until our vendor acquired the car in 2016.

The car has some very nice perio...