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- A purchase made from Mathewsons classic car auction. This lovely Wolseley 18 85 is finished in the colour of 'Wild Moss' with brown leather interior. Mechanically identical to the Austin and Morris 1800 variant's but with distinctive grille and luxurious interior finishing. Thank you for watching :)
Love these cars. A mate of mine in Greenwich had one when we were all youngsters about 40 years ago. One of the first cars I drove and I’ve always loved them. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like it and thank you for watching :)
They were good cars only real issue I ever encountered on them power steering rack leaks.
Automatic version was better than the manual. The chain driven BW35 autobox was well matched to the engine.
I had an 18/85S. Brown. I couldn't recline the seats properly. I had to 5hag my girlfriend with the front seats upright. A very civilised car. Spacious.
What was wrong with the bonnet ?
@@garryburton-bz2nc Hahaha!
Too much info mate!...Mind you...where there's a will there's a way!!😂
@@petersmyth6604 Better than 1970s velour seats.
They used to soak up the spillage. Difficult to shift the stains.
I passed my test in my parents wolseley six in 1975 happydays
I love these and thanks for your post. I always wondered how people have fared buying from Mathewsons auctions. Another You Tuber, Matilda River Walden bought a 1300 Austin Vandan Plas and has shared her experience very positively. Enjoy
What a lovely car, I bet it turns a few heads!
Absolutely love the 18/85 and could never afford one,had several Austin/Morris 1800s and they all did mega miles without any major failure’s. The last one had done about 150,000 miles but the bodywork was suffering from the rust bug which was a thing with them. If they were made today I would order a Wolseley 18/85 S immediately even if I had to wait until it was built,fabulous vehicle probably the best car British Leyland ever built but not according to the motoring press but we all know how knowledgeable they were.
Nice car. Love the wooden dash and umbrella handbrake. Enjoy driving it for the Summer!
It's a gem. I like the later variants too - with the 2.2 6 cylinder engines and the Rostyles. You wouldn't think Rostyles would suit a car like this - but I think they look great.
The leather seats are much more durable than those smooth velour ones that fell apart (if the headlining didn't fall down over your head first...😂
I had an old 1800 Austin very roomy very stable and sure-footed on ice or snow and a good motorway mile eater.
Amazing car bigger inside than out.
I would have one of these
Both Elegant and Beautiful
Very nice 👍🏴
I had one of these as my first car in 1983. Same year and colour. I'd say yours has a lot less rust than mine had then. I kept it a year or 2 before the hydrolastic suspension collapsed on one side and I had to scrap it.
When cars had style and identity, you could line cars up now take the badge off and they all look the same.
Very nice looking car. I learnt to drive in my Dads Wolseley Six and i always fancied owning one. I knew someone as a child who had a 72 (very late ) 18/85 in Wild Moss. Its a rare colour and a long time since i have seen the colour.
Very good cars
I had an Austin 2200 in blue a number of years ago they are really spacious and nice to drive there is one like yours same colour as mine was for sale at Bradley James classics nr Basingstoke hants only done 34.000 miles and in mint condition not sure of the price yet and low ownership so they are around but not many hope you enjoy yours
Just a really nice car to own and use. Certainly very English. I remember them well. Happy motoring my friend.
A beautiful car. I had an 18/85 MkII Automatic and I loved it.
I bet the exhaust blow is the flexi - mine used to eat them!!
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Blimey. I can’t remember the last time I saw one of these 👍
They're few and far between nowadays in New Zealand as well Nigel.
Lovely car good purchase.
Superb ,thanks for showing us this one.Had a few of these over the years ..enjoy.
Is this a Sundym windscreen?
They are very comfortable to ride in also plenty of room inside a terrific car alround
My father had a similar car - 18/85 automatic in Wild Moss. Interior had "Ambla" upholstery and not leather. Great car.
Owned a wolseley six great family car loads of room English leather great suspension
beautiful car, so so comfortable ( even today! ) was a special car in the 70's & now even MORE special, a beauty !!
A nice purchase ! - one to take care of. Enjoy..
Beautiful 18/85. I had one same age and colour but navy interior. Very smooth. Ride and power steering which the other 1800s did not have. Sold it for £700 in 1978!!
Well done. I saw this car on their video and thought it was a very good example. Love these. I live in Tasmania Australia and have an Austin 3 L, very rare here. So many things inside your car are also on the 3 L. Same seats, door cards, wood cappings on doors but dash is different. Yours is nicer IMHO. Thanks for doing video. Have subscribed so I can follow progress on it although I suspect not much will need doing.
Would love to own a 3 litre, thank you for watching & subscribing :)
Lovely old classic car you have bought yourself there. Enjoy every mile in it.
These cars were known for being very comfortable & roomy inside.
I do like the nice wooden dashboard, real wood of course & may I ask what is gauge above the driver's vent on dashboard please? Is that an ammeter & does it work?
Take care in that car now. When cars were cars back then & not computers on wheels like they seem to be nowadays!
Thank you. You're correct, that gauge was an ammeter although I'm not sure if it ever worked. Looking at older photos of the car, there used to be a cigarette lighter in place of it so probably something that's been changed around by previous owner's. Agree with you there, they're a completely different experience to newer cars but more enjoyable I think. Thanks for watching :-)
@@iDayno you can check to see if ammeter works by switching on the headlamps & you should get a negative reading on ammeter. When you start the engine you should get positive reading as generator charges the battery.
If it doesn't work maybe gauge has gone faulty or not wired in at all, just for show as such.
great car my brother had one
Nice car and not many around today, enjoy 😊 Hope you got a good deal, as cars at many of the classic car auctions have been selling for well over retail, in particular Mathewsons .
Thank you and I have to agree with you there, stuff does seem to go way over the odds at Mathewsons.
Nice!
I had one in 1979!
Wonderful!! Subbed your channel!!❤
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