Wolseley 18/85 History
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Introduced in March 1967, the 18/85 was Wolseley's take on BMC's ADO17 'landcrab' — the front-wheel-drive, transversely-engined Austin/Morris 1800. It used the 1.8-litre B-series four and brought the marque's traditional grille, walnut and leather to the roomy, technically advanced big saloon.
In 1972 the cars gained BMC's six-cylinder E6 engine, and the Wolseley version was simply renamed the Wolseley Six. Roughly 35,597 18/85s and 25,214 Sixes were built before the ADO17 line ended in 1975, replaced by the wedge-shaped 18-22 series — making this the last of the traditional, separately-bodied Wolseley saloons.
Generations
18/85 · Wolseley 18/85 (ADO17)
The four-cylinder 1.8-litre 'landcrab' Wolseley — a luxury Austin 1800 with the marque's grille, walnut and leather.
Six · Wolseley Six
The six-cylinder E6-engined continuation (renamed the Wolseley Six); the last traditional Wolseley before the 18-22 'Wedge'.
Body styles
- Saloon
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