The Morris Major/Austin Lancer/Wolseley 1500/Riley One-Point-Five all shared the same basic design which had been developed by BMC's in-house design team at Longbridge and the Wolseley version was the first to be unveiled in 1957.
The Morris Major/Austin Lancer/Wolseley 1500/Riley One-Point-Five all shared the same basic design which had originally been developed as a possible replacement for the ever-popular Morris Minor by BMC's in-house design team at Longbridge. This plan was cancelled and the Wolseley version was the first to be unveiled in 1957.