Wolseley · 1938–1948
Wolseley 18/85
The Wolseley 18/85 is an automobile which was produced by Wolseley in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 1939 and from 1945 until 1948. Introduced in 1938, the 18/85 was built on a 104 in (2,600 mm) wheelbase, and was powered by an 85 bhp, twin carburettor, overhead valve, 2,322 cc (141.7 cu in), inline six-cylinder engine, which it shared with the MG SA. Post-war production of the model began in the autumn of 1945 and totalled 8213 vehicles.
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On UK roads1402025 Q4
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UK vehicles on the road
87 licensed and 53 SORN (140 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 131 |
| 2015 | 132 |
| 2016 | 135 |
| 2017 | 139 |
| 2018 | 139 |
| 2019 | 139 |
| 2020 | 138 |
| 2021 | 144 |
| 2022 | 143 |
| 2023 | 141 |
| 2024 | 142 |
| 2025 | 140 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q8030412CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolseley_18/85_(1938_to_1948)CC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1356473352 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.