1959 Wolseley Six Ninety | Projects

1959 Wolseley Six Ninety

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The Project

This 1959 Wolseley Six Ninety arrived at our workshop in April 2024 for engine servicing, including clutch repair and engine detailing.

Updates

23rd April 2024: Engine has been removed and is showing leaking core plugs. Clutch assy. Spigot bush fell out. Radiator to be collected by owner to have the crank handle hole put back in. The engine has also been cleaned.

25th April 2024: Engine stripped of ancillaries. New clutch. Gearbox taken out of the car, bellhousing drilled and tapped to 7/16 on damaged cylinder mounting thread. Core plugs taken out heater and flywheel removed.

1st May 2024: The engine and engine bay have been painted.

> More updates to follow.

History

The Wolseley 6/90 arrived in 1954 to replace the Wolseley 6/80 a year later than the related Riley Pathfinder, but unlike the Riley, the Wolseley 6/90 was to be the first recipient of the new 2,639cc ‘C’ Series 6 cylinder engine which continued to be used in the large BMC cars of the late 1950’s and 60’s.

Unlike the 4/44 the 6/90 used a separate chassis of a sturdy cross-braced box section chassis frame.

The 6/90 Series I featured a column gear change and coil springs for the rear suspension, whilst the later Series II (1956-57) and Series III featured the gear change to the right of the driver, with the rear suspension being semi-elliptical springs. The short lived Series II was replaced by the Series III identifiable by its much larger wrap around rear screen.

5,766 Series I were produced, with only 1,024 Series II produced during its 8 month period, and 5,052 Series III concluding the production run in 1959.

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My car was the subject of some body and paint repairs here in Spring 2024, to address corrosion plus some substandard paintwork. An annual service was also carried out. There was good responsive communications, advice, and attention to detail throughout, to ensure a high quality, durable result, with the final paintwork being indistinguishable from factory finish, and easily better than any franchised dealership repairs. If you are invested in your classic car, want to make it last, with an exemplary finish to be proud of, then you need look no further.

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