IDRIVEACLASSIC reviews: 1960s Wolseley 1100 (ADO16)
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2020
- Please Note: today’s video was shot prior to COVID-19 lockdown and all videos shown in the next few months were filmed prior to the UK advising we isolate. Steph and all those involved with IDRIVEACLASSIC wholeheartedly support the initiative for us to isolate and self-isolate where needed and would urge all viewers to follow the government guidelines issued by governing bodies in their country - wherever that might be! Let’s be sensible and follow the rules now so that we can get as many of us safely through to the other side and get back to doing what we do best: enjoying classic cars and the associated adventures!
In today’s video filmed waaaay before the weird new world of isolating, social distancing and COVID-19 restrictions, we take a trip out in the car which dominated the best selling cars lists of the 1960s, known as the AD016 to those at the drawing board and to those buying it, the iconic and sometimes overlooked, 1100.
Available in not only varying colour schemes, but also sometimes confusingly, various marques. Whether you know it as the Wolseley 1100, the Austin 1100, Morris 1100 or simply as the car once battered with a lonely tree branch by a rather irate Basil Fawlty from Fawlty Towers…these cars deserve a whole heap more praise than we see currently.
In today’s video where yet again, my heart is stolen by an unassuming car from the 60s, we test out this amazing Wolseley 1100 (ADO16) in the rare colour scheme of the island green and toga white and find out exactly why this car was not only a best-seller in the 1960s but deserves a spot in your garage today.
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Hope you enjoy the video - let me know what you think! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I remember seeing that car around Swindon when I was a lad. Probably came from the same garage as my old 65 Riley Elf came from. Glad it's still going.
As a kid I loved the Wolseley brand. The 6/110 was the first Police car used by the MET which could do 100mph. The 1100 series were ahead of their time. As was the Austin A40 Farina, possibly the first hatchback. Good show Steph. Love it. x
An illuminated Austin Rover sign in your garage, thats Hardcore !
My Grandad had the 1300 in navy blue. I remember as a child it was like a mini Rolls Royce. The badge light was a personal favourite of mine. So good to see nostalgia brought to us at such a bad time. Thanks Steph.
Yes, I actually originate from Swindon, and YES, I do remember this very car, and an elderly (at the time) couple who used to drive around in it. This car is known to me personally ;-) Happy that it has gone to another very careful owner ;-)
This car seems really advanced for 1960s.
What i loved about Wolseleys was the illuminated badge on the grill, added a touch of class.
Me to I had an 1885 loved the light cooool
Just as a matter of interest, did Riley also illuminate their badge ?
@@daghammar4385 That's a point i'm not sure? a little research is in order i think.
@@daghammar4385 Just checked and no Rileys just had the blue enamel badges but still quite stylish.
The car so popular, that its silhouette is used in road signs to indicate "car".
You're right, I always thought that and the design is so iconic, it was never considered worth ' updating '.Can you imagine a silhouette of a modern car head on instead ?-the closest it would resemble is ' uneven road ' or ' falling rocks ' !.
I always thought the UK Highway Code symbol for a car was a Hillman Imp? Still a classic of course!
Nice review, Steph. The larger engine 1300 (1275) was offered from 1967 onward. My favourites are the Wolseley and the MG. I have a 1972 MKIII Austin 1300 Super Deluxe with a typical 70's looking dash, similar to the Maxi whislt the exterior looks typical 60's. Great fun to drive and get lots of comments from people who have fond memories of the ADo16 as their first car, their parent's or grandparent's car.
Absolutely love this video, please, please can you video in future the acceleration through the gears especially when there is such a glorious engine/gearbox noise rather than just jump straight to cruising speed. Otherwise keep up the excellent work and informative videos. Best wishes Stu
Trouble was that Ford bought one of the 1100/1300 BMC cars and took it completely apart. They came to the conclusion that BMC lost about 50 pounds on each vehicle made!! So, apart from making an absolute nightmares of car production due to never ending strikes, at the end the government stopped bankrolling the industry and the rest is now history. Same happened here in Australia!
So envious. I'm glad the owner can weld. He will get lots of practice. That car will reward him though.
A lovely review of a lovely car, thanks Steph. It makes me all nostalgic for the Morris 1100 I owned in about 1983 - a 1967 Australian Morris 1100 which coincidentally also had just over 40,000 miles on it when I got it - and we thought it was low miles back then! They really are a sweet little car. The Aussie ones had bench front seats.I gather that in the UK these are considered very rust prone... The Aussie built ones were fully submerged in rustproofing before being painted, a process called Rotodip, a BMC Australia exclusive. I owned a string of second hand BMC front drive cars through the 1980s and none ever had a speck of rust. (Though they did have other ways of conspiring against me...)
Another wonderful review. Beautiful car, full of character. Love the colour. My grandfather had one in red and white, with red seats. He died in April 1974 . He would come and pick me up with my other grandfather each morning . Thanks for bringing back some memories of early childhood . I look forward to seeing what you’re going to review next . The reality is, cars produced today won’t last anywhere near as long, or be treasured by future generations. I hope you’re managing to have a good Easter and are keeping safe and well. Thanks again Steph , love your channel and enthusiasm.
The A-series is such a sweet little engine- simple and peppy, my gran had an A-reg 1.3L and I adored the whine in first gear. It used to start on the button, sounded like a sewing machine ticking over. Love the styling of the Wolseley and the colour is really nice. Great video as always Steph!
Lovely car. My older brother had many Morris versions over the years. Gave him many miles of trouble free motoring.
Oh that colour is amazing, just wonderful. Something about that car that so suits you.
My mum bought a 1970 Wolseley 1300 MK2 in 1972. White with black interior. We scrapped it around 1982 when the subframes disintegrated with rust. The body was like new. Only had 38000 miles.
The steering wheel still lives on my '69 minor and I still have the handbook!
I wonder if you wish you had replaced the subframes now if you had somewhere to keep her for occasional drives.
@@Martindyna In those days it was going to cost more than the car was worth.
Had a 1972 1300 one of these about 15 yrs ago as a daily driver, brilliant little car.
Agree! Great roadholding, wonderful suspension and loads of room inside. So easy to drive.
Colour and style that's lacking in the modern day anonymous car.
@@Rick-S-6063 went from black to white here but was soon overtaken by grey.
I mean talk about summing up a nation, grey!
Back then you could tell what car came towards you .....nowadays ehmm
I had a new Morris 1300GT (WAE 292H) which was the “go faster” version. It had plenty of problems with a big rain water leak on the first night I had it. Then came high oil consumption, split valve stem seals and the regular replacement of the 3 into 2 into 1 exhaust manifold then the notorious drive shaft couplings which keep eating in their original rubber design BUT it was a delight when sorted out and I wish I had it today! The Wolseley does need a lot of work and the owner may have an unpleasant surprise around the rear subframe and on the front bulkhead but well done for saving a very important car that was well ahead of many others at the time. Enjoy it..use it...keep it!! 😀😀😀😀 .....and yes, it was vastly better than the Minor of course but nobody wants to remember that!😀😀
love these cars! especially the wolseleys with their illuminated grille badge! :)
My dad had an Austin 1100 as a company car in the 60s. I love how there are no labels on the warning lights! We were in Battersea then, in Sydney, Australia since 1968.
As a 17 year old in 1981, I bought a teal blue K reg Austin 1300 as my first car for £250 and paid around £90 for third party fire and theft insurance for the year. I retrofitted an electronic windscreen washer and also added a Sharp cassette player. It was great fun to drive and I drove it from South Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth without any mishaps. It was superb in snow and was never stuck on winter. On the down side, the rear wheel arches were shot and if you were engine breaking in 2nd then it had a tendency to jump out of gear when you least expected it. It's funny how you remember such minor details about your first car!
First car I ever drove, my Dad's when I was fourteen!
John Cleese has a bit of an affiliation with the ADO16. Don't forget Clockwise, where he got mud soaked pushing one in a field.
Very enjoyable video. Thanks.
Thank you i could see the car in the field STOP IT YOU'LL BRAKE THE ENGINE.. I just couldn't mind the name of the film.
@@alanhunter2051 You're welcome indeed.
Actually, going right back to the Monty Python days - the animation "Killer Cars" depicts (I think) various colour Morris Minor's and Morris 1100's hiding behind trees and buildings waiting to pounce on people - only to be defeated by the giant Cat - which ended up eating the city anyway.
Thanks so much for keeping me entertained during this 'lockdown' Working my way through your back catalogue!
Excellent review as always. Throughly enjoyable. I passed my test in an 1100 as it was such a perfect vehicle for beginners. (as you rightly say)
I also owned a morris 1300 in the 1970s, which was comfortable, incredibly reliable and gave me over 150,000 miles of trouble free motoring. The ride was excellent and the engine provided bags of power and acceleration. Very happy days at the wheel of this particular car.
My next door neighbour had one of these, it was a beaut.
Unbelievably roomy too, managed to fit about 11 of us in it once (four adults, seven kids)
Haven't seen one of these for years. As a previous Wolseley owner, this is my favourite of the marques. This one is absolutely lovely! What a find being only 1 owner.
Super video Steph, really enjoyed this!
Beautiful car, the owner is so lucky to have such a great car. Keep safe Steph
Great video I'm new to your lovely channel which was recommended by HubNut so I will be looking through your back catalogue with interest and enjoyment while I am self isolating
What a lovely video Steff, amazing colour scheme on that Wolseley 1100. It’s amazing there are any left they used to rot so badly. The Wolseley has such a lovely interior .
Love your videos! And love these little cars as well. Good work Steph. 👍
Great review Steph . What a little gem of a car . I can so remember them being everywhere when I grew up in the 70s
Yesterday I found an unrestored 1966 maroon and cream Wolseley 1100 parked round the corner from my flat and now you are reviewing one!
Is it for sale ?
It’s just parked in the street but I didn’t see anything to indicate it is for sale. If you Google ‘1966 Wolseley 1100 for sale’ and scroll down the images you will find an old advert on Gumtree for it from 2 years ago in West Yorkshire. It’s now parked in North East London.
This car reminds me of The Avengers
Love all the nostalgia that come with classics ,great vid again Steph 👍
Another fascinating review of a unique original classic. Interesting two-tone colour combo. So look forward to your videos especially during this time, their so positive and an enjoyable escape from the current state of isolation. Thanks Steph!
Happy memories, my dad had the bog standard Austin version. Used to have a crazy transmission whine, but we had fun times in it
I always thought that the Morris version was the bog standard one since it had to my eyes anyway a very plastic unattractive dashboard with a standard needle speedo.
The Austin dash had a touch of class.
Steph your just brilliant . Your presenting and knowledge base is brilliant …
As for the 1100 I’m in love a beautiful little treasure and the originality is just a charm … keep up the good job of keeping these wonderful treasures alive .. many thanks
Lovely video! Thanks Steph, you always nail it!
Great video Steph, really enjoy the detail and your positivity and information in your videos.
Yeah! 🤗a new video popping up. Great motivation boost for the day. Stay safe
My father had the MG version! It was basically the same and nothing but trouble.
Terrible gear change. Problematic carbs. Mixture probs.
Drive couplings constantly giving out. Ate oil! Whining engineering.
Lots of stuff.
Btw it finished being a best seller coz of
1. Ford Escort.....then Fiesta a little later.
2. The cheaper more reliable Datsun 1200......which became a fave of driving schools! (I challenge you to find one of those btw! )
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Just found your channel via the CX video - love it and this one! I still love my cars but was a real nut as a kid in the 80's and I remember plenty of these being on the road back then. The appeal of cars for me as a kid was always the variety and how so many cars were different-but-the-same. There were the Moggies and the Auggies but it was always a treat to see the rarer Wolseleys and Rileys and Vanden Plas versions too. Hillmans and Singers, Vauxhalls and Opels...love old wheels! I had a Citroen C1 for ages and loved that you could get a Peugeot and a Toyota version too. Great vids!
Beautiful car, and thank you for sharing your great video ,it's much appreciated 👍 Tam.
I have always been fascinated by British vehicles and enjoy all of your car reviews. Thanks Steph.☺ 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Love it!
Thankyou for sharing this amazing car which is quite unknown in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Great MINI sound too!
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Great presentation. Great memories of a true classic. Thanks.
You can immediately recognize an old british car by its dashboard: always covered with wood to make it look chic.
And switches from Radio Shack (not sure you had them in the UK). But that glove box door is a plank.
This is a true survivor and have such a lovely patina.
A big "Thank You" to the owner for showing us the car and keeping it alive.
Thanks Steph, great video..... “ghost train!” That all I can hear now from the lovely noise from the transmission! Stay safe and take care.
Oh yes, looking forward to this! Cheers from this massive BL fan from Belgium.
I so much appreciate your introductions on the car as a model and its life from conception to its end when it was sicceeded by its successor.
Thanks Steph!
And thank you for all the encouraging words at the end of the video. It is nice to hear you are thinking of us. Be safe out there ;)
A great looking motor for its age glad to see it has not been molested that much the suspension looks fairly soft. Speaking of basil fawlty john Cleese could not drive a car before he wrote fawlty towers (each week the sign post for the hotel had anagrams of the hotel my favourite is farty towels) prunella scales (sybil fawlty) had a maxi in the series and finally hope you manage to avoid the bat flu ( epic rant over!)
I drove, worked on, serviced and MOT'd just about every variant of this range. All the models from Morris to Vanden Plas. Decent enough in their day. Shame about the rust they suffered from. Great to see your videos. Only came across them today. Well done.
Wow that glove box is a real treasure trove. Another great video Steph.
I love it. Beautiful colour combination with matching interior. I hope ur keeping well steph in this time of uncertainty. X
The colour of the interior is gorgeous
Awesome as always - your enthusiasm is truly infectious! lol
New subscriber here. Fantastic Channel. Being from across the pond I find it interesting to learn about cars we do not see over here so much in the States. Love all the history you give. I had no idea this was a Sir Alec Issignonis designed car. I was only aware of the Mini being attributed to him. I am a little embarrassed to admit that my knowledge of the existence of the 1100's (MG) stems from my childhood collection of Matchbox cars. I had a green one in my fleet. I tracked down the episode you did on Jill, as you spoke so lovingly about your own personal car in different episode I was hoping to find a review that you did on her. Loved it. Look forward to new episodes. Meanwhile while I am honoring our shelter in place order I am binge watching the episodes I have not seen yet. Cheers.
I learnt to drive in an Austin 1100 in 1972. A really comfy car and easy to drive. My friends Mum had the MG version - LGU 636D. Another GREAT video Steph - thank you - keep safe :-)
All hail the Driver's Handbook! - It's Steph's genuine enthusiasm that makes these videos so good and so great to see.
What a lovely car. The dash is perfect!
Fantastic research and storytelling!!
Fantastic timewarp condition! Great video, cheers :)
My Dad had a 1967 Morris 1100. I loved that car.
Great job as always Steph. What a nice color combination on this car. Stay safe and healthy!
I remember that highways code booklet and memorising the stopping distances printed on the back. Great video by the way
Great video. Always loved these cars. When I was a kid, my mum had a white Austin 1100 followed by a limeflower Morris 1300; before that, our family car was a red MG 1300 but we didn’t keep that for long. If only I had a time machine....
Love that wolseley 1100 steph, sounds great 👍 and thankyou for another enjoyable watch during lockdown 😁
Cracking video steph, great content with great facts and knowledge from the owner. You and HubNut make it possible for me to know how cars (that I missed out on) really feel to drive. Excellent job steph, thanks.
Looks to be in good shape! Great vid as always!
Nice old car. My grandad bought a Morris 1100 as his retirement car. When I passed my test, I would drive it occasionally - fond memories and a surprisingly good ride.
I had a 1965 Riley 1300 twin carb version in green and white lovely car I came in to a bit of money and decided to go for a newer car got a Citron 2cv and regretted it before I even reached home the 2cv was nothing but trouble.
Ian has got himself a beaut there. Very nice Wolseley in a great colour combination. Many thanks Steph. Really enjoyed your chat with HubNut by the way.
I love that color! Beautiful car and such a happy looking front design.
Sold my Vanden Plas 1300 a few years ago, big mistake!
Great little car never new what ADO stud for we live we learn cheers for the great content 👍👌
What a pretty little car, love the dashboard too. Always wanted to try a hydrolastic car to see how smoothly they ride.
Great video thank you, I learnt to drive in my dads morris 1100 back in the 80’s
very nice Steph. good car, very informative. love the glovebox papers, excellent when you find stuff
like that. great one all around hun! you should have presented on Thames TV way back when. as a
person from that time, may i say that you really get it!
Just to say thanks so much for a great channel Steph :) Just subscribed. Recently discovered your channel by watching Ian Seabrooks interview with you. I've been a subscriber of HubNut since ClassicHub years ago. Your channel is really great too and I've been binge watching it whist working from home during lockdown. Really enjoy your friendly, inclusive style, great show reports and car reviews :) Really enjoy that you interview the cars owners too! Best of luck with the channel, you're doing an amazing job and deserve many more subscribers!
Another superb classic! Characteristically like a Mini but without the cramped driving position that I suffered with on two occasions.
Re Fawlty Towers: Basil beating the 1100 with a branch was a funny scene but I corpsed with laughter in a previous scene when it stalled, failed to restart and he says "START you vicious b*****d!" 😅
A sweet review Steph...Always prefered the Wolseley versions (Hornet etc) of the smaller cars..but would not use them if the badge at the front did not light up LOL
Another great review lovely car thank you steph
Passed my Driving Test in an Austin 1100 in 1968.
Also owned a Wolseley 1300 and an Austin 1300 in 1970s.
All delightful to drive
Love them and the Riley and Vanden Plas..great video thank you
Great vid Steph and what a gorgeous looking car.
What a nice car. Wish they made cars of that design today. Perfect size car for me. Thanks for spotlighting this gem.
Wow, amazing car! Hope to see one of these at the rescheduled restoration show in August!
The back end bears a resemblance to an MGB GT. Nice! Had to laugh about Steph's amazement at the floor-mounted dimmer switch. Those were standard fare in the 70's. This was a good location except the switch was susceptible water and salt damage from wet winter shoes. And the badge-engineering - American car companies have been doing that forever.
Another great car and review. When it comes to classics,I have 3 personal conclusions:1: You don't know what you have until its gone.2: Something has gone dreadfully wrong in modern car design.3:The only thing in a modern car that makes my experience more pleasant at all is air conditioning.
Great video, my first car was a 1964 Riley Elf, maroon with a cream roof, I bought it in 1974 just after passing my test in an Vauxhall Viva HA, ( driving lessons £1.25 per hour ) that Riley was my pride and joy for many years, I even put in an 8 track stereo player😀👍
Really enjoyed this used to see these all over the place at one time and there is always one to be seen on old photos of city streets , this looks great so sad there are so few left
What a pretty car. Good luck with the restoration
lovely little car perfect for lockdown going to the shops lovely little classicx
Agree! Such a good design, cute yet with loads of space.
Really liked this video, the car reminded me of my first a 1971 Austin 1300 in dark blue.
The 1100 was also very popular in New Zealand sold by NZMC
Oh, Steph , I would love to meet you at the Unexceptional Festival !! Fingers crossed, here ! Thanks for your vids
My late father had the mg version with twin carbs and other speed mods itd do 80 all day long and was reliable too as i recall . Its biggest foe was the dreaded tin rot which eventually did seal its fate . We got an avenger estate after that which served us very well . But the mg 1300 was a great wee car im enjoying ur vids in these weird times we living in atm keep up with the great vids while u can pls take care stay safe . Xx
Great video. In answer to your request we have a 67 Wolseley 1100 in Glen Green OGN989E. 37k miles from new and matching numbers etc.
Sounds a lovely car.
Steph, my Grandpa had one and I always loved it when he took me out in it... (Phil - Lancashire)
Reminds me of the 1300 my family was given by a old lady my mum looked after. It was supposed to be for my mum and sister to learn to drive in but my dad and myself had lots of fun with it! I was wasting lots of money making minis go fast at the time so turned my attention to the 1300. Went like stink in the end proper sleeper! But terminally rusty we managed one MOT and sold it to some one who was going to restore it never ever saw it again.