The Wolseley 1100 was launched in September 1965, alongside the Riley Kestrel, with the twin-carburettor 1,098cc engine from the MG 1100 and Hydrolastic suspension. The 1300 followed from June 1967 with a single-carb 1,275cc engine, then a twin-SU 65bhp version for manual cars from 1968 with an all-synchromesh gearbox; automatics kept a single carburettor. An automatic was offered from October 1967.
Mechanically it is the ADO16 family — Morris and Austin 1100 and 1300, MG 1100, Riley Kestrel, Vanden Plas Princess — with front disc brakes on single-piston swinging calipers. The Mk II of October 1968 kept the Wolseley’s strip speedometer, and the 1300 ended in August 1973. ADO16s of several badges were assembled in New Zealand, and at least some Wolseley 1300s came in fully built from Britain.
Wolseley 1100 & 1300 — specification & changes within the model
- 1100 — 1965 to 1968
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1,098cc twin-carb (MG/Riley engine). 17,397 built.
- 1300 — 1967 to 1973
- 1,275cc single carb, then twin SU for manuals from 1968, all-synchro gearbox. Automatics single carb. 27,470 built.
- Suspension & brakes
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Hydrolastic. Front discs, single-piston swinging calipers (ADO16 range-wide).
- Mk II — October 1968
- Kept the strip speedometer.
- BMC twins
- Morris/Austin 1100 and 1300, MG 1100, Riley Kestrel, Vanden Plas Princess.
- Earth polarity
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We cannot tell you for certain, and we will not guess. We could not find a source we trust that settles the earth polarity for the 1100 or 1300. Check the car before you order a coil, a regulator or a radio.
