The Wolseley CR was a British lorry built by Wolseley Motors in the 1910s that served with the armed forces of the British Empire in the First World War. It was first exhibited at the 1913 Commercial Vehicle Show at Olympia, designed to meet the War Office subsidy scheme, and only 385 were made before production ended in 1915 so the company could build other war material. The cab sat behind the engine on a rear-wheel-drive pressed-steel chassis sloped at the front for engine access and driver visibility, with a 13 ft 9 in wheelbase and a payload of 3.5 long tons. A Vickers four-cylinder petrol engine of 8,522 cc, governed at 1,000 rpm, gave 34.2 bhp.
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History
The Wolseley CR was first exhibited at the 1913 Commercial Vehicle Show at the Olympia Exhibition Centre, having been designed by Wolseley to comply with the War Office motor vehicle "subsidy scheme" requirements.
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Only 385 were produced by Wolseley, with production ending in 1915 to permit the company to produce other materiel for the war effort.
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The Wolseley CR was a British lorry produced by the Wolseley Motors in the 1910s that saw service with the militaries of the British Empire during the First World War.
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The CR was powered by 4-cylinder inline petrol engine produced by Vickers with a bore and stroke of 117 mm × 130 mm (4.6 in × 5.1 in) and 8,522 cc (520 cu in) displacement, it was governed at 1,000 rpm at which it produced 34.2 bhp (25.5 kW).
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