Wolseley · 1947–1953
Wolseley Oxford Taxi
The Nuffield Oxford Taxi, initially produced as the Wolseley Oxford Taxicab was the first new taxicab designed to comply with the Metropolitan Police Conditions of Fitness for London taxicabs to be launched on the British market after the end of the Second World War.
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Specifications
- name
- Nuffield Oxford Taxi
- Manufacturer
- Nuffield
- aka
- Wolseley Oxford
- Model years
- 1947–1953
- Assembly
- Ward End Birmingham, later Adderley Park, Birmingham
- Predecessor
- Morris-Commercial G2SW
- Body style
- London taxi, fixed head
- Layout
- Limousine
- Engine
- 1802 cc Nuffield OHV I4 (petrol)
- Transmission
- Nuffield 4-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 8 ft
- Length
- 13 ft
- Width
- 5 ft
- Designer
- Chassis: Charles van Eugen
- sp
- us
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q969358CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuffield_Oxford_TaxiCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1339233788 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuffield_Oxford_Series_I.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: MunBill · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.