1949 Wolseley 6/80 Police

1949 Wolseley 6/80 in One Good Turn, Movie, 1955

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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stronghold ◊ 2006-09-15 02:10	Black sedan ..HOY639
pilou ◊ 2006-09-15 10:13	Wolseley 6/80 1948.It looks as having a roof radio antenna.may be yet another Wolseley police car ?
dsl ◊ 2019-05-15 00:25	HOY 639 again, = July-Dec 49. /vehicle.php?id=1263530 , /vehicle_1331662-Wolseley-6-80.html , /vehicle.php?id=1357066 , /vehicle_563527-Wolseley-6-80-1953.html (comments), /vehicle.php?id=1407561 , /vehicle_1427344-Wolseley-6-80-1948.html (comments) , /vehicle_1515301-Wolseley-6-80-1952.html , /vehicle.php?id=1661399, https://imcdb.org/vehicle_1515504-Wolseley-6-80-1949.html (maybe) , /vehicle_1818268-Wolseley-6-80-1949.html -- Last edit: 2023-08-17 13:51:47
dsl ◊ 2020-07-18 14:48	"London Metropolitan Police 6/80s entered service in 1950 as Wireless Area Cars – with a roof-mounted antenna, offside wing mirror and a Winkworth bell – and as Traffic Cars which also added twin loudhailers above the windscreen and illuminated police signs front and rear. To cope with the extra electrical kit, they received a heavy-duty dynamo and the Met’s engineers had to labour to combat the 2.2-litre overhead-cam engine’s chronic valve problems. Despite the issues, the big Wolseley always looked splendidly authoritarian, had a top speed of over 80mph and – most importantly – the grille badge lit up at night. The 6/80 remained in police service until 1963 – a full nine years after it was discontinued." from C&SC online popup page.