Riley Cars

Don't know if this is a Riley, but was my late dad's first car. Any details would be of help.

Alan, I dont think he was there much after the war ended, if at all, I think he left and went looking for better pay

Dean, the only feature of this car which looks faintly like a Riley is the shape or sweep of the wing, normally the louvres on the bonnet side would run front to back, not partly in this case.The sidelights are Lucas torpedo dating from about 1935 but most manufacturers used them. The body looks unfamiliar but Riley did make chassis available to coachbuilders who put their own bodies on, so I suppose there is a slim chance, thats all I can say I'm afraid. I'll see if I can get further opinions on it. Regarding the coach builders, local ones were Cross and Ellis, or C & E motors. I remember them on the A45, another one was Holbrook Bodies, well sited to do the occasional Riley body, one of these bodies still exists on a Riley today. Also Avon Bodies of Millers Rd, Warwick, one of these bodies survives on a Riley as well.

Photographed this beauty on Sunday - a 1930 Riley 9 Special

My father, Alan Stott, will have been 13 in 1940. He tells me that he and his two brothers, Cyril and Norman 15 and 11 respectively, would go to the Riley in their school holidays and push the chassis and bodies around. They lived just off Foleshill Road. They were known as the C.A.N. brothers, Cyril, Alan, Norman.

I posted this picture of my grandparents Riley about 3 years ago. I have recently discovered on the DVLA site that it is still on the road. I contacted the Riley RM owners club who have confirmed that the owner is a member and they are going to try and get in touch with them for me. I have some lovely pictures of it I would like to pass on. If any of you car rally visitors see it could you take a picture of it as I would love to see what it looks like now. According to DVLA it is now red!

I love it when that happens Anne. I've heard of a few people who have tracked down former family cars like that. I'll keep my eye out - be great to see it now.

Anne, I have sent you a PM.

Heads up for this year's "Riley Register International Rally" to be held at Wroxall Abbey over the coming weekend - details

I'll be there with my Riley Please note there is no admission charge to the rally.

Karan on clarinet and me on soprano sax playing in the 2017 Merimbula Jazz Festival Parade last week, in an immaculate 1928 Coventry-made Riley.

Riley were in the habit of shipping cars out to the Antipodes where local coach builders fitted bodies. I suspect that this car is one of them.

Pleased to meet up with matchle55 this afternoon at Wroxall Abbey - his 1936 Riley Merlin (BFG206) appears in my photos from the rally Always enjoy the Riley Register Rally as there's such a variety of models to see (If anyone can help with missing legends, I'd be very )

Brilliant photos again MR but only to be expected of you, thanks for posting your link for us In Wigin wi would all-us-say (one word) , It's only t-be expected off thee

What a pleasure to meet you yesterday MR, and what a great set of pictures. Some of these cars are like old friends who I see once a year at this event , and still, even after 70+ years fresh ones still appear. A great day