British Motor Corporation does not build many cars like the Wolseley Wasp: a 4-door saloon with 1069 cc four-cylinder overhead camshaft, built from 1935 to 1936 when streamlining and independent suspension were arriving together.
How it came about
The Wolseley Wasp was a light saloon car produced by Wolseley Motors Limited in 1935 and 1936. It was an updated version of the Wolseley Nine model with a larger engine and steel disc wheels.
The overhead camshaft engine had 12-volt electrics and drove the rear wheels via a four-speed gearbox. Hydraulic brakes were fitted. In all, 5,815 cars were made.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1069 cc four-cylinder overhead camshaft. The wheelbase is 90 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in British Motor Corporation's history is not in doubt: the Wolseley Ten followed it. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Bugatti Type 57, the Chevrolet Suburban, the Volkswagen Beetle. Its British Motor Corporation stablemates include the Austin 10 and the Austin 12.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Wolseley Wasp — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.