Wolseley Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by the Vickers Armaments in conjunction with Herbert Austin. It...
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the Wolseley, Wolseley-Siddeley and Stellite names. These early designs were by Austin, founder of this business for Vickers. Austin left Wolseley in 1905...
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1930s Britain and Wolseley entered the sector with their 10/40 of 1936 based on the contemporary Morris Ten. Both Morris and Wolseley were part of the...
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BMC ADO17 (redirect from Wolseley Six)
Morris 1800, and by Wolseley as the Wolseley 18/85. Later, it was marketed with a 2.2 L engine as the Austin 2200, Morris 2200 and Wolseley Six. Informally...
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British Motor Corporation (section Wolseley)
1964–68 Wolseley 4/44 1952–56 Wolseley 6/90 1954–59 Wolseley 15/50 1956–58 Wolseley 1500 1957–65 Wolseley 15/60 1958–61 Wolseley 16/60 1961–71 Wolseley 6/99...
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Minor Hotels (section The Wolseley Hospitality Group)
the rebranding of the group as The Wolseley Hospitality Group. The group includes establishments such as The Wolseley, The Delaunay (and The Delaunay Counter)...
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Pith helmet (redirect from Wolseley helmet)
1900 Dress Regulations as "the Wolseley pattern cork helmet". It is named after Field Marshal The 1st Viscount Wolseley. With its swept-back brim, it provided...
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Wolseley is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since...
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by British-owned manufacturers to an end. MG and the Austin, Morris and Wolseley marques became part of China's SAIC, with whom MG Rover attempted to merge...
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Hispano-Suiza 8 (redirect from Hispano-Suiza Type 40)
take-off. Wolseley W.4A Python I 110 kW (150 hp), compression ratio of 4.7:1. License production of the 8Aa at Wolseley Motors Ltd. Wolseley W.4A Python...
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Mini (redirect from Wolseley Hornet (Mini))
1969). "Wolseley Hornet". Daily Express Motor Show Review 1969 on 1970 Cars. London: Daily Express Newspaper: 54. "A British Car to Beat the World: 40 years...
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strong. In August, a British army of over 40,000, commanded by Garnet Wolseley, invaded the Suez Canal Zone. He was authorised to destroy 'Urabi's forces...
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still using the name Wolseley. In 1905 he fell out with Thomas and Albert Vickers over engine design. Leaving his creation, Wolseley, which he had made...
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Morris Eight (redirect from Morris 8/40)
tourer versions on imported chassis/mechanicals. A very similarly styled Wolseley Eight was also prepared in the 1930s and offered after 1945. An original...
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the command of Ahmed ʻUrabi was defeated by a British army led by Garnet Wolseley, in a sudden assault preceded by a march under cover of darkness. The battle...
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Thomas Wolsey (redirect from Cardinal Wolseley)
Archbold, WAJ (1894). "Nanfan, Richard" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. pp. 31–32. "Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey". Encyclopedia Britannica. 16 April 2024...
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Reginald Beatty Wolseley, 10th Baronet (31 January 1872 – 10 July 1933), known as Dick Wolseley, was an Anglo-Irish Baronet of Mount Wolseley in County Carlow...
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Wolseley Italiana (official name: Società Anonima Wolseley Italiana – Officine Legnanesi Automobili Wolsit, also known by its trade name Wolsit (an acronym...
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Red River Rebellion (section The Wolseley expedition)
the Wolseley expedition, or the Red River Expedition, it consisted of Canadian militia and British regular soldiers, led by Colonel Garnet Wolseley. Outrage...
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The Wolseley Aquarius I or A.R.7 was a British seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial aero engine that first ran in 1933, it was designed and built by Wolseley...
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manufacturing businesses of Wolseley Motors Limited and The MG Car Company Limited. A separate private company, Wolseley Aero Engines Limited, was then...
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The Wolseley 60 hp or Type C was a British liquid-cooled V-8 aero engine that first ran in 1910, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. The engine...
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commanders by his dash and daring, was described by Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, as "a plucky young man, and he died a soldier's death. What...
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Lotus Cars (redirect from Lotus 40)
winning mid-engined car Lotus 39 (1965–1966): Tasman Cup formula car Lotus 40 (1965): Sports racer, a development of the 30 Lotus 41 (1965–1968): Formula...
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August. Two boats, Wolseley-Siddely and Dylan, began the race. Dylan abandoned the race partway through the first lap, with Wolseley-Siddely finishing...
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invasion of Zululand. Lord Chelmsford was aware by mid June that Sir Garnet Wolseley had superseded his command of the British forces. Chelmsford was ordered...
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products and services, began in 1883 as the Banbury Bros. Lumber Company in Wolseley, Saskatchewan. Banbury Bros. Lumber Company bought its local rival, Gibson...
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Saskatchewan Wolseley, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division 50°27′N 103°40′W / 50.450°N...
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executive cars badged as an Austin Westminster, Vanden Plas Princess and Wolseley 6/99-6/110 From October 1962, Princess was used on a deluxe version of...
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Wolseley A9 passenger sedan, the first car manufactured in Japan in 1922. During WWII the Sumida M.2593 which was a modified version of the Wolseley Armoured...
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