Canadian-market 6/99s got the same overdrive floor shift as the Austin-Healey 3000, an unusual crossover from sports car to saloon.
Lead trim: 6/99 2.9 C-Series six (102 bhp)
Wolseley 6/991959–1961
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FactCanadian-market 6/99s got the same overdrive floor shift as the Austin-Healey 3000, an unusual crossover from sports car to saloon.
The Wolseley 6/99 was the first generation of the large Pininfarina-styled Farina cars to reach Wolseley, following the Austin A99 Westminster in 1959 to replace the 6/90 (13,108 made, 1959–1961), and was also sold as the Vanden Plas Princess 3-Litre and, in Denmark, as the Wolseley 300. It used the same 2.9 L (2912 cc) C-Series straight-six as the Austin-Healey 3000 with twin SU carburettors, rated 102 bhp, with coil springs and wishbones at the front and a live axle on semi-elliptic leaf springs at the rear, an anti-roll bar, Lockheed 10.75 in front discs and 10 in rear drums with vacuum servo. The interior was polished wood with leather seats and a fold-down central rear armrest; left-hand-drive cars shipped to Canada used the 4-speed floor shift with overdrive identical to that in the Austin-Healey 100/6 and 3000. The Motor tested a 6/99 with overdrive in 1959 at 97.6 mph and 0–60 mph in 14.4 seconds, and on the home market it cost £1254 including taxes with overdrive. It was replaced in 1961 by the 6/110.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/99 2.9 C-Series six (102 bhp) | 1959–1961 | 2.9 L Inline-6 | 102 hp | — | 14.4 s | RWD | — | — |
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