Mathewsons Classic Car Auction Purchase - 1971 Wolseley 18/85 (ADO17) 'Landcrab' 

Beautiful 18/85. I had one same age and colour but navy interior. Very smooth. Ride and power steering which the other 1800s did not have. Sold it for £700 in 1978!!

I had an old 1800 Austin very roomy very stable and sure-footed on ice or snow and a good motorway mile eater.

I would have one of these Both Elegant and Beautiful

Love these cars. A mate of mine in Greenwich had one when we were all youngsters about 40 years ago. One of the first cars I drove and I’ve always loved them. Thanks for sharing.

I had one of these as my first car in 1983. Same year and colour. I'd say yours has a lot less rust than mine had then. I kept it a year or 2 before the hydrolastic suspension collapsed on one side and I had to scrap it.

I love these and thanks for your post. I always wondered how people have fared buying from Mathewsons auctions. Another You Tuber, Matilda River Walden bought a 1300 Austin Vandan Plas and has shared her experience very positively. Enjoy

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Very nice looking car. I learnt to drive in my Dads Wolseley Six and i always fancied owning one. I knew someone as a child who had a 72 (very late ) 18/85 in Wild Moss. Its a rare colour and a long time since i have seen the colour.

Nice car. Love the wooden dash and umbrella handbrake. Enjoy driving it for the Summer!

beautiful car, so so comfortable ( even today! ) was a special car in the 70's & now even MORE special, a beauty !!

Absolutely love the 18/85 and could never afford one,had several Austin/Morris 1800s and they all did mega miles without any major failure’s. The last one had done about 150,000 miles but the bodywork was suffering from the rust bug which was a thing with them. If they were made today I would order a Wolseley 18/85 S immediately even if I had to wait until it was built,fabulous vehicle probably the best car British Leyland ever built but not according to the motoring press but we all know how knowledgeable they were.

What a lovely car, I bet it turns a few heads!

Blimey. I can’t remember the last time I saw one of these 👍

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Amazing car bigger inside than out.

A beautiful car. I had an 18/85 MkII Automatic and I loved it. I bet the exhaust blow is the flexi - mine used to eat them!!

They are very comfortable to ride in also plenty of room inside a terrific car alround

Superb ,thanks for showing us this one.Had a few of these over the years ..enjoy.

They were good cars only real issue I ever encountered on them power steering rack leaks. Automatic version was better than the manual. The chain driven BW35 autobox was well matched to the engine.

Just a really nice car to own and use. Certainly very English. I remember them well. Happy motoring my friend.

Lovely car good purchase.

A nice purchase ! - one to take care of. Enjoy..

Nice car and not many around today, enjoy 😊 Hope you got a good deal, as cars at many of the classic car auctions have been selling for well over retail, in particular Mathewsons .

I had an 18/85S. Brown. I couldn't recline the seats properly. I had to 5hag my girlfriend with the front seats upright. A very civilised car. Spacious.

My father had a similar car - 18/85 automatic in Wild Moss. Interior had "Ambla" upholstery and not leather. Great car.

Well done. I saw this car on their video and thought it was a very good example. Love these. I live in Tasmania Australia and have an Austin 3 L, very rare here. So many things inside your car are also on the 3 L. Same seats, door cards, wood cappings on doors but dash is different. Yours is nicer IMHO. Thanks for doing video. Have subscribed so I can follow progress on it although I suspect not much will need doing.

Very good cars I had an Austin 2200 in blue a number of years ago they are really spacious and nice to drive there is one like yours same colour as mine was for sale at Bradley James classics nr Basingstoke hants only done 34.000 miles and in mint condition not sure of the price yet and low ownership so they are around but not many hope you enjoy yours

I passed my test in my parents wolseley six in 1975 happydays

Owned a wolseley six great family car loads of room English leather great suspension

Lovely old classic car you have bought yourself there. Enjoy every mile in it. These cars were known for being very comfortable & roomy inside. I do like the nice wooden dashboard, real wood of course & may I ask what is gauge above the driver's vent on dashboard please? Is that an ammeter & does it work? Take care in that car now. When cars were cars back then & not computers on wheels like they seem to be nowadays!

great car my brother had one

When cars had style and identity, you could line cars up now take the badge off and they all look the same.

Nice!

Wonderful!! Subbed your channel!!❤

I had one in 1979!

Is this a Sundym windscreen?

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