15/1/2013

15/1/2013
Of machines for sheep shearing to Influence Austin and Morris Siddeley The econmicos autos autos with engines with overhead camshaft final Suspension of activities in the Throughout its history (1896-1975), the famous british brand knew distinguished both in the sports sector and the technician and commercial, before heading towards a slow decline that lasted almost dash 8 10 years concluy and in the fall of 1975 when the British Leyland group decided to permanently discontinue the manufacturing of its automobiles. However, Wolseley has been one of the most brands sold in Britain, one of the first to participate in international competitions and the first to use the engine camshaft in head to autos econ nomic series; Finally, during the period 1937-1965, its brand distinguished almost all police cars of british road. Also, in Wolseley have happened 3 famous british characters automovilstico world: Herbert Austin, William John Davenport Siddeley and Richard Morris. In 1889, Frederick York Wolseley, who owned a factory of ymquinas equipment dash 8 for sheep shearing in Sydney (Australia), inaugurated a new headquarters in Bir-mingham (Great Britain), in which 1895 cre one automovilstico department, entrusting the direction of it to Herbert Austin, who had already worked with him in Australia. In the workshop of Birmingham, Austin babysit dash 8 the project and construction of two prototypes of motor tricycles in the fall of 1896; The first was a vehicle of Bolleo motor driven type 2 opposed cylinders, 1,255 cc, and provided with belt transmission; the second is characterized by the independent rear suspensions. Continuing studies and experiences, Herbert Austin tuned in late 1899 their first 4-wheel drive, with mono-cylindrical front engine 3.5 hp, which is flat awarding second place in the trial of 1,000 Miles 1900. The 3.5 HP was characterized by a 1.3 liter engine with valves on Automatic admission of horizontally mounted; primary transmission dash 8 belt moving forward to a change of 3 gears, while the final was by chain. They were then provided some changes to the copies that went into production, and the adoption of the complete transmission chain and the wheel instead of the address bar. However, despite the introduction in the range of bicilndricos dash 8 motors, horizontal cylinders 4 and 4 opposed cylinders, the bsico concept introduced dash 8 by Austin at 3.5 HP, I remained unchanged. In 1901 Wolseley control was assumed by the Vickers brothers, Herbert Austin who appointed CEO of the company, a position he conserv until 1905. Under his direction a line of commercial vehicles are also present while sales of cars experienced a significant increase from 323 units in 1901 to 800 in 1903. The 1904 range comprises 6 HP monocilndrico 1,382 cc two bicilndricos 1.6 and 2.6 l 2 April cylinders 3.2 and 5.2 l. Austin dash 8 sports experience he corresponded Tambina the merit of having launched an ambitious, if unfortunate, sports program. Following the ephemeral appearance on 1901 20 HP 4 cylinder engine and 5-speed, the Wolseley tuned some examples of the model 30 HP opposed 4-cylinder 6.4 1 participated dash 8 unsuccessfully in the Paris-Vienna 1902. Equally unfortunate was another automobile racing horizontal 3-cylinder engine and 8.2 liter chassis lowered. In 1903 appeared the 70 HP, 4-cylinder also with 11,082 ce, who took part in the Paris-Madrid and the Circuit des Ardennes; deriv same next year the 96 HP Beetle, which was chosen to represent Great Britain in the 2 editions dash 8 LATEST Gordon Bennett Cup 1904-1905. Meanwhile, at the high levels they were causing Wolseley divergences about the politics of production, in 1905, led to the dimisin Herbert Austin. ste was replaced by John Davenport Siddeley, Peugeot importer for the british market, which in 1903 had put some sales of autos own project built in the Wolseley workshops. Under the direction dash 8 of Siddeley, the Wolseley models, known thereafter with Wolseley-Siddeley Siddeley or simply denomination, became conventional autos with vertical motors with 2, 4 and 6 cylinder, clutch c unique, double dash 8 switch (for coil and magneto) and Transmission articulated for more lightweight models. The range comprises of 1907 as 10 HP 3-cylinder and 1.9 1, two 4-cylinder 40 and 55 hp and 8.3 l 6-cylinder with the cylinders cast in pairs. In 1907, John Siddeley had acquired part of l