CCA THE PRACTICAL CLASSICS SALE 25th September 2021

42 CCA THE PRACTICAL CLASSICS CLASSIC CAR & RESTORATION SHOW SALE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2021 More Details Lot 537 Bid On Lot 537 Lot details Reg: YWG 440 Chassis no.: 39S16456 Make: Riley Model: 2-seater Special LOT 537 Estimate: £ 10,000 - £12,000 1949 RILEY SPECIAL A super 1.5-litre, twin-cam special based on a Riley RMA. • The RMA was the first Riley model to appear late in 1945 and featured torsion-bar front suspension, rack and pinion steering and hydro-mechanical brakes • It was powered by a development of the pre-war overhead-valve, 1496cc, four-cylinder engine with twin camshafts mounted high in the cylinder block which produced around 60bhp • This is believed to be an abandoned project from the sixties and unused for 50 years • Purchased by our vendor a few years back as a non-runner and incomplete, duly recommissioned, restored by Catshill Garage of Bromsgrove, and finished off by ABC Services of Cheltenham • Our vendor is the only person to have driven the car in its current form and we understand that it drives well with a willing engine and enjoyable short-shift gearbox • The car is known to the Riley Owners Club and is supplied with a history file, Riley spares list and invoices from its completion • Offering lots of open-top fun on the road or at car club events, this is a great opportunity to own something that is genuinely unique Vendor condition report: Overall: 79 / 135 «««¶¶ Year 1949 Engine Size 1.5 Mileage 23084 MOT Expiry