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1950 Wolseley 4/50

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A 4/50 tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1950 had a top speed of 70.7 miles an hour and could accelerate from rest to 60 miles an hour in 30.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of 27 miles per imperial gallon was recorded and the test car cost 703 pounds including taxes. The 4/50 was more upmarket and expensive than the Morris Oxford MO, with sales only a third of those of its six cylinder sibling.

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1950 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Wolseley Motors 1
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Sedan 1
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Source Wikipedia: Wolseley 4/50Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
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The Wolseley 4/50 and similar 6/80 were Wolseley Motors' first post-war automobiles.

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Source Wikipedia: Wolseley 4/50Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
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These models were built at Morris's Cowley factory alongside the Oxford.
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  • Wolseley 4/50
    British magazine The Motor in 1950 had
  • Year: Wolseley 4/50
    British magazine The Motor in 1950 had
  • Lead paragraph, manufacturer
    Wolseley Motors' first post-war automobiles
  • Wolseley 4/50, passage 2
    Sales volumes were only a third those of the car's six-cylinder sibling.
  • Body style, sedan: Wolseley 4/50
    and were used extensively by the police
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