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The Wolseley
Nine wwas built in the years 1934 and 1935 next to the more expensive
and more sporty Wolseley Hornet. The Hornet featured a six cylinder
engine, the Wolseley Nine was fitted with a four cylinder engine. This
renown engine was a Wolseley design with overhead valves (OHV), it was
also used in the MG Midget 'M' types and the Morris Minor.
The Nine featured very modern items like hydraulic operated brakes all
round and a synchronized four speed gearbox.
In the two years of production a total of 7201 Wolseley Nine cars have
been built, most of the cars were four door saloon models. The Nine
'open tourer' model was in limited production so the car was scarce then
as it is now. We searched thoroughly but we were not able to find how
many open tourer models have been built.
Technical
data
Four cylinder
in-line engine (OHV)
cylinder capacity: 1018 cc.
carburettor(s): 1x SU
capacity: approx. 32 bhp at 4000 rpm.
top-speed: 59 mph. - 95 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed, manual
brakes: hydraulic operated drums all round
weight: approx. 850 kg.
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