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((More citations needed|date=February 2019))((Infobox automobile
| name = Wolseley 6/90
| image = Wolseley Six-Ninety 1959 crop.jpg
| caption = Series III first registered March 1959
| manufacturer = [[British Motor Corporation|BMC]]
| production = 1954–1959<br />11852 made<ref name=AZ4580>((cite book |last=Robson |first=G. |title=A-Z of British Cars 1945–1980 |year=2006 |publisher=Herridge Books |isbn=0-9541063-9-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/azbritishcars1940000robs ))</ref>
| class = [[Mid-size car]]
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| body_style = 4-door [[Sedan (car)|saloon]]
| engine = 3.0&nbsp;L ''[[BMC C-Series engine|C-Series]]'' [[Straight-six engine|I6]]
| successor = [[Wolseley 6/99]]
| predecessor = [[Wolseley 6/80]]
| designer = 
| related = [[Riley Two-Point-Six]]
| wheelbase = ((convert|113.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on)) <ref name=Motor1955/>
| length = ((convert|188|in|mm|0|abbr=on)) <ref name=Motor1955/>
| width = ((convert|67.8|in|mm|0|abbr=on)) <ref name=Motor1955/>
| height = ((convert|62|in|mm|0|abbr=on)) <ref name=Motor1955/>
))
The '''Wolseley 6/90''' is a car produced by [[Wolseley Motors|Wolseley Motors Limited]] in the United Kingdom from 1954 to 1959. Announced on the first day of the October 1954 [[British International Motor Show|British Motor Show]],<ref>New Wolseley Car. ''The Times'', Wednesday, Oct 20, 1954; pg. 5; Issue 53067</ref> the 6/90 replaced the [[Wolseley 6/80|6/80]] as the company's flagship model. It was badged with ''Six-Ninety'' on the bonnet and with ''6/90'' on the bootlid.

Whereas the postwar austerity 6/80 had shared all but its radiator shell and interior finish with the [[Morris Six MS|Morris Six]], the 6/90 design used the Italian-style body panels of the previous year's [[Riley Pathfinder]], although (because big Wolseleys were all six-cylinder cars) not Riley's traditional sporting "big four" engine or its suspension. These Morris, Riley and Wolseley cars had all been designed by the [[Nuffield Organization]] before it merged with [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] to become [[British Motor Corporation|BMC]]. All three marques would soon be heavily involved in BMC's [[badge engineering]]. 

The Pathfinder and 6/90 were Nuffield designs. The Wolseley received the new ''[[BMC C-Series engine|BMC C-Series]]'' [[straight-6]], an [[engine]] that produced 95&nbsp;hp (71&nbsp;kW)<ref name=Motor1955/> coupled to a four-speed manual transmission. The 6/90 was not given the Pathfinder's sophisticated rear suspension but some versions had Riley refinements like a right-hand gear lever on the floor.

The interior features a grey striped [[formica (plastic)|formica]] instrument panel and central large chrome mesh "cheese-cutter" speaker grille. The hand brake control was under the dash to the side of the steering column and the gearchange was column mounted opposite the dip switch. The leather trimmed front seats were mounted closely together and the rear bench had a fold down centre arm rest.

In total, 5776 of the Series I cars were made before the Series II 6/90 entered production in 1957.<ref name=AZ4580/>

[[The Motor (magazine)|''The Motor'']] magazine tested a 6/90 in 1955 and found it to have a top speed of ((convert|96|mph|km/h|abbr=on)) and acceleration from 0-((convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on)) in 17.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of ((convert|21.6|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus)) was recorded. The test car cost £1063 including taxes.<ref name=Motor1955>((cite journal |title=The Wolseley 6/90| journal=[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]] |date=13 July 1955))</ref>

It is also somewhat notorious for leading to the sacking of its designer [[Gerald Palmer (car designer)|Gerald Palmer]] (by BMC's [[Leonard Lord]]) in favour of [[Alec Issigonis]].((Citation needed|date=April 2012))

==Series II==
Series II 6/90s, introduced for 1957, included [[leaf spring]]s on the [[live axle]] in the rear, a more conventional walnut dash and a floor-mounted gear lever&nbsp;— unusually on the right-hand side, on right-hand-drive cars. Overdrive or automatic transmission were available as options.

In production for only 8 months, the Series II gave way to the Series III in 1958 after only 1024 had been made.<ref name=AZ4580/>

==Series III==
[[File:Wolseley Six-Ninety 1959 rear.jpg|thumb|Rear of car registered March 1959]]
The Series III included larger power brakes and a larger rear window.  This design was also available, rebadged, as the [[Riley Pathfinder|Riley Pathfinder's]] replacement, the short-lived [[Riley Two-Point-Six|Two-Point-Six]]. Total production for Series III cars was 5052.<ref name=AZ4580/>

Between 1954 and 1959, the 6/90 was the only car to bear the famous illuminated Wolseley radiator badge.

6/90 production ended in 1959 with the introduction of the [[Pininfarina]]-designed [[Wolseley 6/99|6/99]].

Until the early 1960s, the definitive British police car was a black Wolseley 6/90 with a brass Winkworth bell on its front bumper.

==Specifications==
* Engine: 3.0&nbsp;L (2912&nbsp;cc) ''[[BMC C-Series engine|C-Series]]'' [[Straight-six engine|I6]], 95&nbsp;hp (71&nbsp;kW)

==Die-cast models==

A model of the 6/90 was produced by Lansdowne in 2007.

==References==
((reflist))

((Automobiles made by BMC, BL and Rover Group companies, post-1945))
((British Motor Holdings and British Leyland cars, 1966-1986))

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[[Category:Wolseley vehicles|6 90]]
[[Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles]]
[[Category:Cars introduced in 1954]]
[[Category:Sedans]]

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