Wolseley 6/99 and 6/110 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | BMC |
Production | 1959–1968 37,209 made |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size car |
Body style | 4-door saloon |
Layout | FR layout |
Related | Austin Westminster Vanden Plas Princess |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Wolseley 6/90 |
The Wolseley 6/99 and 6/110 were the final large Wolseley cars. Styled by Pininfarina with additions by BMC staff stylists, the basic vehicle was also sold under two of BMC's other marques as the Austin A99 Westminster and Vanden Plas Princess 3-Litre. Production began in 1959 and the cars were updated and renamed for 1961. The Wolseley remained in production as the Wolseley 6/110 through to 1968.
The cars were also marketed in Denmark as the Wolseley 300.[1]
There were two other Farina-designed car lines launched by BMC at the same time — the compact Austin A40 Farina and midsized Wolseley 15/60 and derivatives. Although similar looking, the latter shares no body parts and few other parts with the big Wolseley.