Wolseley
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Wolseley is a historic British automobile marque best known for its early 20th-century passenger cars and later integration into major UK motor groups.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wolseley Motors | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British brand
ⓘ
automobile marque ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| badgeEngineeredWith |
Austin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MG NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedAsMarque | 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| finalModelsBasedOn |
Austin 1100/1300
NERFINISHED
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Austin 1800 NERFINISHED ⓘ BMC ADO16 platform ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Herbert Austin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vickers, Sons and Maxim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic British marque ⓘ |
| industry | automotive industry ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
British Leyland
NERFINISHED
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British Motor Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuffield Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
British Leyland Motor Corporation
NERFINISHED
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British Motor Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuffield Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition |
near-luxury
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upmarket ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early 20th-century passenger cars ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Wolseley 1500
NERFINISHED
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Wolseley 18/85 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolseley 6/80 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolseley Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British motor industry history ⓘ |
| producedVehicleType |
light commercial vehicles
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limousines ⓘ saloons ⓘ touring cars ⓘ |
| productType | passenger cars ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
medium-sized saloon cars
ⓘ
upmarket versions of mass-market cars ⓘ |
| usedDesignFeature |
distinctive radiator grille
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illuminated radiator grille badge ⓘ |
| usedEngineType | overhead-camshaft engines in early cars ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
this entity surface form:
Wolseley Motors
this entity surface form:
Wolseley Motors
this entity surface form:
Wolseley Motors
this entity surface form:
Wolseley Motors