Mathewsons Classic Car Auction Purchase - 1971 Wolseley 18/85 (ADO17) 'Landcrab'

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A purchase made from Mathewsons classic car auction. This lovely Wolseley 18 85 is finished in the colour of 'Wild Moss' with brown leather interior. Mechanically identical to the Austin and Morris 1800 variant's but with distinctive grille and luxurious interior finishing. Thank you for watching :)

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@thistime4you 4 күн бұрын

I love these and thanks for your post. I always wondered how people have fared buying from Mathewsons auctions. Another You Tuber, Matilda River Walden bought a 1300 Austin Vandan Plas and has shared her experience very positively. Enjoy

@peacefulrider 26 күн бұрын

Love these cars. A mate of mine in Greenwich had one when we were all youngsters about 40 years ago. One of the first cars I drove and I’ve always loved them. Thanks for sharing.

@iDayno 26 күн бұрын

Glad you like it and thank you for watching :)

@zingo2664 18 күн бұрын

beautiful car, so so comfortable ( even today! ) was a special car in the 70's & now even MORE special, a beauty !!

@TipTopMotors. 26 күн бұрын

Very nice looking car. I learnt to drive in my Dads Wolseley Six and i always fancied owning one. I knew someone as a child who had a 72 (very late ) 18/85 in Wild Moss. Its a rare colour and a long time since i have seen the colour.

@davidellis279 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely love the 18/85 and could never afford one,had several Austin/Morris 1800s and they all did mega miles without any major failure’s. The last one had done about 150,000 miles but the bodywork was suffering from the rust bug which was a thing with them. If they were made today I would order a Wolseley 18/85 S immediately even if I had to wait until it was built,fabulous vehicle probably the best car British Leyland ever built but not according to the motoring press but we all know how knowledgeable they were.

@joe-vl3nd 22 күн бұрын

Very nice 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@thomas05ish 26 күн бұрын

Nice car. Love the wooden dash and umbrella handbrake. Enjoy driving it for the Summer!

@nigelbond4056 26 күн бұрын

Blimey. I can’t remember the last time I saw one of these 👍

@scottstrails9369 25 күн бұрын

Superb ,thanks for showing us this one.Had a few of these over the years ..enjoy.

@bsport131 26 күн бұрын

Amazing car bigger inside than out.

@mrbigarms 17 күн бұрын

What a lovely car, I bet it turns a few heads!

@rogerwileman9965 24 күн бұрын

They are very comfortable to ride in also plenty of room inside a terrific car alround

@user-vw3yi9kh2b 25 күн бұрын

Just a really nice car to own and use. Certainly very English. I remember them well. Happy motoring my friend.

@robertngreen6 26 күн бұрын

A beautiful car. I had an 18/85 MkII Automatic and I loved it. I bet the exhaust blow is the flexi - mine used to eat them!!

@Vince_uk 26 күн бұрын

Lovely car good purchase.

@Wiltshire-observer 26 күн бұрын

A nice purchase ! - one to take care of. Enjoy..

@krr9510 26 күн бұрын

My father had a similar car - 18/85 automatic in Wild Moss. Interior had "Ambla" upholstery and not leather. Great car.

@raypurchase801 27 күн бұрын

I had an 18/85S. Brown. I couldn't recline the seats properly. I had to 5hag my girlfriend with the front seats upright. A very civilised car. Spacious.

@garryburton-bz2nc 27 күн бұрын

What was wrong with the bonnet ?

@raypurchase801 26 күн бұрын

@@garryburton-bz2nc Hahaha!

@petersmyth6604 26 күн бұрын

Too much info mate!...Mind you...where there's a will there's a way!!😂

@raypurchase801 26 күн бұрын

@@petersmyth6604 Better than 1970s velour seats. They used to soak up the spillage. Difficult to shift the stains.

@grandadsfishingboat7455 22 күн бұрын

I passed my test in my parents wolseley six in 1975 happydays

@michael5089 15 күн бұрын

Wonderful!! Subbed your channel!!❤

@andrewwmacfadyen6958 19 күн бұрын

They were good cars only real issue I ever encountered on them power steering rack leaks. Automatic version was better than the manual. The chain driven BW35 autobox was well matched to the engine.

@mac51973 22 күн бұрын

Owned a wolseley six great family car loads of room English leather great suspension

@andybrown169 12 күн бұрын

When cars had style and identity, you could line cars up now take the badge off and they all look the same.

@eathan323 26 күн бұрын

Very good cars I had an Austin 2200 in blue a number of years ago they are really spacious and nice to drive there is one like yours same colour as mine was for sale at Bradley James classics nr Basingstoke hants only done 34.000 miles and in mint condition not sure of the price yet and low ownership so they are around but not many hope you enjoy yours

@classiccars1994 24 күн бұрын

Nice car and not many around today, enjoy 😊 Hope you got a good deal, as cars at many of the classic car auctions have been selling for well over retail, in particular Mathewsons .

@iDayno 22 күн бұрын

Thank you and I have to agree with you there, stuff does seem to go way over the odds at Mathewsons.

@LAURENCETHOMAS-zw2xj 22 күн бұрын

great car my brother had one

@peterriggall8409 26 күн бұрын

Well done. I saw this car on their video and thought it was a very good example. Love these. I live in Tasmania Australia and have an Austin 3 L, very rare here. So many things inside your car are also on the 3 L. Same seats, door cards, wood cappings on doors but dash is different. Yours is nicer IMHO. Thanks for doing video. Have subscribed so I can follow progress on it although I suspect not much will need doing.

@iDayno 26 күн бұрын

Would love to own a 3 litre, thank you for watching & subscribing :)

@savetommyrobinsonfreespeec7660 24 күн бұрын

Nice!

@greggclifford8662 14 күн бұрын

I had one in 1979!

@matthewvwuk 8 күн бұрын

Lovely old classic car you have bought yourself there. Enjoy every mile in it. These cars were known for being very comfortable & roomy inside. I do like the nice wooden dashboard, real wood of course & may I ask what is gauge above the driver's vent on dashboard please? Is that an ammeter & does it work? Take care in that car now. When cars were cars back then & not computers on wheels like they seem to be nowadays!

@iDayno 8 күн бұрын

Thank you. You're correct, that gauge was an ammeter although I'm not sure if it ever worked. Looking at older photos of the car, there used to be a cigarette lighter in place of it so probably something that's been changed around by previous owner's. Agree with you there, they're a completely different experience to newer cars but more enjoyable I think. Thanks for watching :-)

@matthewvwuk 8 күн бұрын

@@iDayno you can check to see if ammeter works by switching on the headlamps & you should get a negative reading on ammeter. When you start the engine you should get positive reading as generator charges the battery. If it doesn't work maybe gauge has gone faulty or not wired in at all, just for show as such.