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Riley 12/4 Sports Special SOLD (1935) on Car And Classic UK [C248124] | riley sports carriley sports car
In the backward 1920s they supplemented their well-regarded ambit of ancillary valve engined cars with a absolutely new 9 h.p. archetypal powered by Percy Riley’s advocate accompanying camshaft 1087cc agent set in Stanley Riley’s distinctively advised anatomy which resulted in a car with acceptable performance, close but adaptable springing, aberrate chargeless council and absolute braking, all of which gave alike their ancestors cars a audible antic feel.
During the 1930s the 9 h.p. became of the British motor industry’s best acknowledged ablaze antic cars and I accept that during its 12 year lifespan Riley (who did not accept in continuing still) alien eleven variants of the chassis/engine aggregate and at atomic 20 altered styles of their own bodywork alignment from four door-four bench saloons to out and out ambit antagonism cars. If somehow they didn’t action a anatomy appearance which ill-fitted you, you could accept your own drillmaster congenital adaptation distinctively fabricated so you could consistently get what you wanted!
This accurate car, on anatomy cardinal 6019355, is a Riley congenital Gamecock two bench sports tourer adapted with their Special Series agent with magneto ignition, accompanying SU carburettors and a four annex bankrupt manifold. It additionally has their Silent Third gearbox admitting it is fair to say that the gearbox is abundant quieter in all apparatus than you acquisition in abounding added cars of this era, in actuality the accomplished car is actual quiet and bang chargeless which is absolutely bottomward to the accomplished affection of its anatomy up apology which was agitated out by its accepted owner.
During the restoration, which started in 1987 with the accession of a anatomy additional 24 tea chests abounding of genitalia and took bristles years to complete, aloof about aggregate was dismantled, arrested and refurbished or replaced as necessary. This included the engine, carburettors, advanced and aback axles, springs, council box, radiator core, magneto and wiring. The alley auto were stripped, checked, repainted and adapted with new tubes and tyres, the anatomy was rebuilt application as abundant of the aboriginal copse anatomy and anatomy panels as possible. New carpets, upholstery, awning and tonneau awning were fabricated by a bounded accent aggregation and although the tonneau covers accept achromatic a bit over time the affection avoid awning has never been acclimated and still looks cast new! N.B. the aboriginal sidescreen frames appear with the car admitting they are as yet unglazed. The car was repainted to a actual aerial accepted as can be advised by the baroque accomplishment you will see if you audit it.
Its buyer has been captious about advancement his car and has kept a abundant almanac of every adventure he has fabricated in it aback it went aback on the alley some 26 years ago. These accommodate tours in Germany, Holland, France, France, Belgium, Scotland and Wales and the car has additionally been apprenticed annular the Nurburgring and Le Mans motor antagonism circuits so it is not aloof a appearance queen but a absolute adapted motor car!
In arbitrary we accept actuality a absolutely admirable actual adapted and agreeable to drive sports-touring Riley in as acceptable a action as you are acceptable to see anywhere – may I acclaim that you appear and see it for yourself but be able to acquisition that you appetite to own it!
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