1938 Wolseley 12/48 | Southampton, Hampshire

A 1938 Wolseley 12/48, a four-cylinder saloon from the years after Wolseley joined Morris Motors in 1935. It shares its styling with the six-cylinder 14/60, so it carries the look of a late-1930s Wolseley. This car is black with a red interior, a pairing that puts a warm second colour in view whenever a door opens. The dark paint gives reflective surfaces to work with on location, and the red cabin gives close-up and interior shots something to hold the eye. Power comes from a 1500cc petrol engine. Its saloon lines carry the 1930s and 1940s on screen without props, which suits period film and TV and photography set in those years. Advertising and fashion and editorial shoots can use the black bodywork as a quiet, dark backdrop for clothes and colour. Weddings and personal hires fit a vintage Wolseley too. The car is based in Southampton, Hampshire.