Until the early 1960s a black 6/90 with a brass bell on its bumper was the standard British police car nationwide.
Lead trim: 6/90 Series III C-Series six (95 hp)
Wolseley 6/901954–1959
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FactUntil the early 1960s a black 6/90 with a brass bell on its bumper was the standard British police car nationwide.
The Wolseley 6/90 was produced by Wolseley Motors in the United Kingdom from 1954 to 1959 (11,852 made), announced on the first day of the October 1954 British Motor Show and replacing the 6/80 as the company's flagship. Designed by Gerald Palmer, it used the Italian-style body panels of the previous year's Riley Pathfinder, though not Riley's "big four" engine or its suspension; it received the new BMC C-Series straight-six, producing 95 hp through a four-speed manual transmission. In total 5,776 Series I cars were made before the Series II entered production in 1957 with leaf springs on the live axle, a more conventional walnut dash and a floor-mounted gear lever (on the right-hand side even on right-hand-drive cars), with overdrive or automatic transmission as options; only 1,024 Series II were made in eight months before the Series III of 1958 with larger power brakes and a larger rear window (5,052 made), which was also sold rebadged as the Riley Two-Point-Six. The Motor tested a 6/90 in 1955 at 96 mph and 0–60 mph in 17.3 seconds, and the test car cost £1063 including taxes. Until the early 1960s the definitive British police car was a black 6/90 with a brass Winkworth bell on its front bumper, and between 1954 and 1959 it was the only car to bear the illuminated Wolseley radiator badge. The page gives the engine as both 3.0 L and 2.6 L (2639 cc), so the displacement is left blank.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/90 Series I C-Series six (95 hp) | 1954–1957 | Inline-6 | 95 hp | — | 17.3 s | RWD | — | — |
| 6/90 Series II C-Series six (95 hp) | 1957–1958 | Inline-6 | 95 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 6/90 Series III C-Series six (95 hp) | 1958–1959 | Inline-6 | 95 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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