Jim Jarron's Motoring Pages

1965 saw the introduction of the Wolseley 1100 and the Riley Kestrel, luxury versions of the Morris 1100, which had been introduced in August of 1962.

The Wolseley 1100 used the same running gear as the Kestrel and the MG 1100 and was powered by a twin carburettored version of the 1098cc A-Series engine as were the Riley and MG 1100's.  The facia of the Wolseley was the same as that of the MG, although it had the Wolseley grille and distinctive two-tone treatment of other Wolseley cars in the BMC range.

In 1967, when the 1098cc engine was replaced with a 1275cc unit, it was briefly available as the Wolseley 1275, until the car became the Wolseley 1300 later that year.

Further improvements saw the 1300 Mark II (1968-1971) and 1300 Mark III (1971-1973).   The model was dropped on the introduction of the Austin Allegro in 1973.