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1932 Wolseley Hornet Special

Sale price: £27,500.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

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Year:
1932
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1932 Wolseley Hornet Special for sale

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For sale by auction on Saturday 29 August 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
Six cylinder overhead cam engined Wolseley Hornet Specials are
very desirable cars and are excellent alternatives to their close
mechanical relatives. the MG Magna's and Magnettes. It's worth
pointing out that they have the superb 1200cc Wolseley engine which
MG adapted for their first small six. the F-Type Magna.
Before launching the F-Type. MG had used a four cylinder version of
the engine in the M-Type which was the first MG to carry the Midget
name. In its ultimate development. the six cylinder unit powered
the legendary K3 Magnette so the Hornet played a very important
part in the development of British racing cars.

This particular example has a very rare Meredith Trinity body. br/>so named because it gives you three different configurations in one
unique design. You can drive it as either an open two-seater. an
open four-seater or you can raise the hood. which is otherwise
hidden in the rear of the body. along with its complete set of side
screens. Apart from being a flexible and practical design. it is
also very stylish and looks good in all three guises. Meredith. who
were based in Birmingham. built only 31 Trinity bodies between 1932
and 1934; 17 Rileys. nine Wolseley Hornets and five BSAs so good
condition. running examples are very rare.

This vehicle has been extensively restored in the past with
documentary evidence within the history file. Since the early
2000s it would appear to have only travelled a few thousand miles.
The present owner has carried on the process of improving the
Hornet by having the cylinder head extensively refurbished and has
also invested a considerable sum of money having the car's original
long front wings totally restored and put back in place of the
previous and less elegant cycle wings. As a result of this
continued work over recent years. it looks good and reportedly goes
very well indeed. The combination of lovely styling and a smooth
and sporty six-cylinder engine with a good four-speed gearbox and
excellent hydraulic brakes make it a really fine post-vintage
sports touring car. It will be very hard to beat in any
value-for-money comparison with other similar cars of the same
period.

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