Description from The Vendor: The car was rebuilt in 1983/84 but the only evidence of this is a letter from the Department of Transport to the owner of the car advising him to arrange for an inspection of the vehicle after the restoration.

The car has had 3 former keepers.

She is sound mechanically with good oil pressure, however, the brakes need attention.

There is no rust on the body/chassis.

Auctioneer’s notes: This is a very solid example, and what is now a rare car.

As always, an 83 year old car needs TLC and improvement as time goes by.

Now to the technical side, the engine is a 4 cylinder 1547 cc overhead valve, producing 44 bhp, which means that she can obtain 67 miles per hour top speed.

“The MOTOR MAGAZINE” in 1939 road tested the Wolseley 12/48 and said 55 miles per hour is a good cruising speed and the engine drives through a 4-speed gearbox with synchromesh on second, third and top.

The article went on to say that the Wolseley had excellent road manners and qu...