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The '''Wolseley Moth''' was a racing car developed at [[Wolseley Motors|Wolseley]] after the MD [[Arthur John McCormack]] set-up a specific racing division in 1920. There were at least three Moths created, all based on the commercially available Wolseley 10 Light Car <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1968/17/racing-wolseleys|title=Racing Wolseleys|publisher=Motor Sport Magazine, March 1968}}</ref> but modified to be single-seater race cars. During their race career which spanned 1921 to 1930 the Moths held a number of records most notably the "Double 12" at [[Brooklands]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=S4RgKmSmqwgC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=double+twelve+wolseley&source=bl&ots=2hP6lzjOdC&sig=CjmtExKM2itkmUdefsUE7iKPZV0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZOdXVIujMuqGigKuvoDwAQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=double%20twelve%20wolseley&f=false|title=The Wolseley, Nick Baldwin|publisher=Shire, March 2008}}</ref> |
The '''Wolseley Moth''' was a racing car developed at [[Wolseley Motors|Wolseley]] after the MD [[Arthur John McCormack]] set-up a specific racing division in 1920. There were at least three Moths created, all based on the commercially available Wolseley 10 Light Car <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1968/17/racing-wolseleys|title=Racing Wolseleys|publisher=Motor Sport Magazine, March 1968}}</ref> but modified to be single-seater race cars. During their race career which spanned 1921 to 1930 the Moths held a number of records most notably the "Double 12" at [[Brooklands]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=S4RgKmSmqwgC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=double+twelve+wolseley&source=bl&ots=2hP6lzjOdC&sig=CjmtExKM2itkmUdefsUE7iKPZV0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZOdXVIujMuqGigKuvoDwAQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=double%20twelve%20wolseley&f=false|title=The Wolseley, Nick Baldwin|publisher=Shire, March 2008}}</ref> |
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.jpg) Moth on display at Brooklands Moth reproduction by John End | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wolseley Motors Limited |
| Production | 1920–1921 4 engines laid down |
| Assembly | Ward End Works, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | open single seater |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | single-overhead-camshaft inline six-cylinder |
| Transmission | unknown |
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| Chronology | |
| Successor | None[3] |
The Wolseley Moth was a racing car developed at Wolseley after the MD Arthur John McCormack set-up a specific racing division in 1920. There were at least three Moths created, all based on the commercially available Wolseley 10 Light Car [4] but modified to be single-seater race cars. During their race career which spanned 1921 to 1930 the Moths held a number of records most notably the "Double 12" at Brooklands. [5]
Engine
The engine was a 1261 c.c. OHC with ==
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TT47357was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Racing Wolseleys". Motor Sport Magazine, March 1968.
- ^ "The Wolseley, Nick Baldwin". Shire, March 2008.