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Wolseley 6/90

Riley and Wolseley developed a new model under the Nuffield Organisation that was launched after the merger of Austin and Morris into the British Motor Corporation. Gerald Palmer developed the cars. The Wolseley was launched with more conventional suspension and Austin's 2,639cc 6-cylinder Westminster engine. Launched in 1954, the 6/90 had a troublesome rear suspension that could break and cause the cars to crash, so the Series II in 1957 had leaf springs instead. In 1958 a Series III model was announced with a larger rear window and improved brakes. In 1959 the Wolseley 6/99 Farina model replaced bothe the 6/90 and Pathfinder.

Wolseley 6/90 Series III - wing badge	Wolseley 6/90 Series III - rear lights	Palmer Pathfinders. Riley Pathfinder and Wolseley Six-Ninety, designed by Gerald Palmer	Wolseley 6/90 Series I - badge on bonnet side	Wolseley 6/90 Series III - badge on bootlid
Wolseley 6/90 Series III - boot badge	Wolseley 6/90 Series I. The Wolseley 6/90 had a grille that stayed fixed in position, the bonnet only opening above it. Unlike the Riley Pathfinder where the bonnet carried the grille and the whole ensemble opened from the bumper upwards.	Wolseley 6/90 Series III. The 6/90 was originally designed as the RMH and launched as the Riley Pathfinder in 1953. Following the creation of BMC, the 6/90 was created out of the Pathfinder but re-engined with a BMC C-series unit.	Wolseley Six-Ninety Series I. Built on a box section perimeter chassis, the 6/90 and the 'twin' Riley Pathfinder were designed by Gerald Palmer . However, Leonard Lord so disliked this elegant Italianate design that in the row that followed Palmer decided he must move away from what had become BMC.	Wolseley 6/90 Series I. The Italianate lines of the 6/90 were drawn by Gerald Palmer , but Leonard Lord didn't like the design.
Wolseley 6/90 Series I 1956. Wolseley's 6/90 followed the Riley Pathfinder to market in 1954, but unlike the Riley which it's own engine, the Wolseley was given the new BMC C-type 2,639cc six cylinder 95bhp engine.	Wolseley 6/90 Series I 1956	Wolseley 6/90 Series III	Wolseley 6/90 Series III. The Series III was visually unchanged at the front, but underneath it got larger brakes and servo assistance. 5,052 Series III were sold	Wolseley 6/90 MkIII. Gerald Palmer's last BMC design before Leonard Lord sacked him and he moved to Vauxhall. The MkIII benefitted from improved brakes and rear suspension.
Wolseley 6/90 MkIII. The larger wraparound window of the MkIII introduced in 1958.	Wolseley 6/90 Series III. Don Hayter (designer of the MGB) revised the Wolseley 6/90 with a large wraparound rear window to create the MkIII. The Riley Two-Point-Six was given the same treatment	Wolseley 6/80	Austin ADO10 and ADO53	Designer : Gerald Palmer (1911-1999)
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