Manufacturer: Wolseley Motors Limited, Birmingham - UK / Nuffield Organization, Cowley, Oxford - UK Type: Ten Saloon Engine: 1140cc straight-4 Type XPJW Power: 40 bhp / 4.400 rpm Speed: 105 km/h Production time: 1939 Production outlet: 5,261 Curb weight: 980 kg Special: - The “new” Ten was based on the 1938 Morris Ten Series M, but the Morris had a semi unitary construction, the Wolseley had a substantial steel section chassis with cruciform bracing and to keep the weight down, the wheelbase was 4 shorter (90 against 94). The were assembled at the Ward End Works, Birmingham - UK. - The engine was in a separate chassis - Cowley's product came in a unitary shell. - Production restarted after WWII in 1945 (1945-1948: 2,715 units built, no DHC models). - It has a four-speed manual wide-ratio gearbox (all synchromesh), a SU carburettor, a 12-Volts electric system, single plate dry clutch, a 32 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive. - The chassis (London dealer Eustace Watkins used the same frame for his Singer Nine-like Tourer) with steel body has a 90 inch wheelbase (which made the body a little cramped), torsiebar front, semi-elliptic leaf spring front and rear suspension with Armstrong dampers, rigid rear axle, worm & wheel steering, steel wheels with Dunlop 27x4.75 tires, a telescopic steering column (both angle and reach), walnut trim, leather upholstery, seats of Dunlopillo foam rubber, pile carpets and Lockheed hydraulic drum brakes all round. - A built-in Jackall system was optional. - The pre-war Ten was also available as Drophead Coupé. Note by Peter Cartwright:* - The Wolseley Ten was a favourite car of Lord Nuffield (William Morris, founder of Morris Motors) and he drove one until his death in 1963. * Thanks, Peter ☺☺!