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Car : Wolseley 10 HP
Year : 1922
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke : 65×95 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1260 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power :15
Maximum speed : 43 mph
Wheelbase : 8 ft 3 ins (2.51 m)
Suspension : front and back : semi-elliptic leaf- springs
The 10 HP was the first new car from Wolseley after the war and it gave rise to a logical progression of models, both technically and commercially. In the meantime the market was feeling the ever increasing impact of Austin and Morris, whose production was based on modern methods, as exemplified by the United States. In 1925 Wolseley declared itself bankrupt and it was absorbed by Morris. With the creation of the British Motor Corporation (a merger of Austin and Morris) and of British Leyland, Wolseley lost its identity and in 1975 the name was finally dropped. The large number of makes within British Leyland was one of the reasons for Wolseley being sacrificed. In any case, its role in recent years had been reduced to reworking of what were basically Austin and Morris Models.