Yes, you're right about it being not very fast, morgul. My first thought with this post was just to mention the Magnette which had 60 horsepower to the 4/44's 46 and, of course, the ZB (as well as optional Vario-Tone two-toning) got 68. But the Wolseley is the more subtle candidate and I love the enthusiasm of that AUTOCAR tester. The opening sentence is: 'Occasionally, the experienced journalistic tester of cars gets more than he bargained for - in a favourable sense.' Later we read: 'The engine remains smooth and happy up to practically the maximum, and for miles at a stretch, over exceptional roads during an all-night run, the speed was held at 60-65 mph true speed. A natural cruising rate is 60 mph, but under give-and-take conditions readings of 78-80 were seen on the reasonably restrained speedometer.' This seems to me like an utterly English review of an utterly English car.
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