All British made luxury cars had a wood and leather interior then, although velour started to take over after 1971 on cars like the Granada GXL as it was cheaper. The later Wolseley Six had very nice cloth seats as well.
Love it. My Dad had one when I was a kid - 3 speed auto with power steering - and I always felt like we’d hit the big time as we wafted off our estate. I now have one the same - same year, colour and spec. It is so smooth and relaxing to drive and has no trouble keeping up with modern traffic. It only struggles on a hot day - the autos were notorious for overheating and mine is no exception.
I bought a 1973 model in 1977 and owned it for a couple of years. In those pre seatbelt times my 10 year old daughter would fall asleep laying on the backseat and because there was so much legroom in the back would roll off the seat onto the floor, with much under breath cursing, every time iI braked.
had a 1974 manual...cost £1300 in 1979 44,500 on the clock Alas, crankcase oil seal leak was a bit expensive to repair, and 19 mpg in London...but lovely smooth ride, velour seats and power steering..mmmm
Always was a good car with the effortless E6 engine, Jaguar like interior and fantastic ride comfort. I'd have bought a Six over a Rover 2000 as it was more left field and more comfortable inside.
Hi Ben, do you still have this car? If not, what happened to it? I have a Six Auto. Apparently, there are 17 on the road and 22 SORN'd. I'm trying to identify as many of the ones that are left as possible. This sounds lovely.
A strong reason why Leyland died by a thousand cuts. They had the Austin 1800 without power steer & didn't bring the "6's" in the UK range to Oz with power steer.The slightly later local Tasman & Kimberley tranverse 6's came after the Brits had their models &,even then didn't have "steer" on them.Talk about idiocy,but,then again ,we are talking Leyland.
Lovely cars to drive but yet more proof that Issigonis was no stylist and simply didn't care a jot about it. Pininfarina should've been let loose on the whole car, not just the 'cow hips' rear fins. The Landcrab was a great package let down by mediocre/awful styling that made it look obsolete from day 1 (sadly BMC/BL continually did this - see also Austin 3 Litre, Maxi, Allegro, Maestro etc etc.) Shame.
I happen to like it. Agreed it could have been better in detail, like the covering around the headlamps, and front and rear windows could have been angled more. On the technical side it would have been great with a front mounted radiator with an electric fan. Oh… and by the way, I happen to like the look of the Allegro as well. Sorry but I really do.
Had one...Lovely car, beautiful drive, comfy and large inside, could even surprise some hot hatches, but boy could it drink, it was as thirsty as a Plymouth Satellite that I owned. At the time my ex wife had a really good Morris Marina 1.8TC that she used to drive as if she had just stolen it......the Wolsely would see her off any time.
I had one of these 30 years ago.
They really are fun cars. Like huge minis.
It is great to experience it again. More, please.
I really like these gorgeous wooden interiors of the 60's and 70's GB cars. (from France)
All British made luxury cars had a wood and leather interior then, although velour started to take over after 1971 on cars like the Granada GXL as it was cheaper. The later Wolseley Six had very nice cloth seats as well.
Love it. My Dad had one when I was a kid - 3 speed auto with power steering - and I always felt like we’d hit the big time as we wafted off our estate. I now have one the same - same year, colour and spec. It is so smooth and relaxing to drive and has no trouble keeping up with modern traffic. It only struggles on a hot day - the autos were notorious for overheating and mine is no exception.
What a wonderful car, and a delightful sound. Rare, rare, rare. Thanks for the nice spin.
Love these as a kid (I was low teens when these were around) I always liked them and would love one now. Thanks for keeping one alive.
I bought a 1973 model in 1977 and owned it for a couple of years. In those pre seatbelt times my 10 year old daughter would fall asleep laying on the backseat and because there was so much legroom in the back would roll off the seat onto the floor, with much under breath cursing, every time iI braked.
Sounds like a jet taking off
had a 1974 manual...cost £1300 in 1979 44,500 on the clock Alas, crankcase oil seal leak was a bit expensive to repair, and 19 mpg in London...but lovely smooth ride, velour seats and power steering..mmmm
My Dad had the manual version. GDE 21L. Walnut dash & dip switch on the floor.
Nice car thanks for posting , brings back the memories !
Always was a good car with the effortless E6 engine, Jaguar like interior and fantastic ride comfort. I'd have bought a Six over a Rover 2000 as it was more left field and more comfortable inside.
It's be interesting to know how this compared on price, performance, economy & space with a Triumph 2500 TC auto when both new.
Hi Ben, do you still have this car? If not, what happened to it? I have a Six Auto. Apparently, there are 17 on the road and 22 SORN'd. I'm trying to identify as many of the ones that are left as possible. This sounds lovely.
A strong reason why Leyland died by a thousand cuts. They had the Austin 1800 without power steer & didn't bring the "6's" in the UK range to Oz with power steer.The slightly later local Tasman & Kimberley tranverse 6's came after the Brits had their models &,even then didn't have "steer" on them.Talk about idiocy,but,then again ,we are talking Leyland.
3 speed automatic, now you get 8 or 9
Lovely cars to drive but yet more proof that Issigonis was no stylist and simply didn't care a jot about it. Pininfarina should've been let loose on the whole car, not just the 'cow hips' rear fins. The Landcrab was a great package let down by mediocre/awful styling that made it look obsolete from day 1 (sadly BMC/BL continually did this - see also Austin 3 Litre, Maxi, Allegro, Maestro etc etc.) Shame.
I think it’s a beautifully styled car.
@@stevenf5027 Me too, - apart from the weird concave collars round the headlamps.
I happen to like it. Agreed it could have been better in detail, like the covering around the headlamps, and front and rear windows could have been angled more. On the technical side it would have been great with a front mounted radiator with an electric fan.
Oh… and by the way, I happen to like the look of the Allegro as well. Sorry but I really do.
@@klaushaunstrupchristensen7252 And I loved my Maxis as well!
Had one...Lovely car, beautiful drive, comfy and large inside, could even surprise some hot hatches, but boy could it drink, it was as thirsty as a Plymouth Satellite that I owned. At the time my ex wife had a really good Morris Marina 1.8TC that she used to drive as if she had just stolen it......the Wolsely would see her off any time.
I had a burgundy wolseley six, JOH 66N boy could it shift