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£59,346
1936 Riley 'Big Four' Special
United States • 16 Aug 2024
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AI Listing Summary
This 1936 Riley 'Big Four' Special is a hand-built car by Blue Diamond Riley Services. It features a 2.5-liter Riley engine, a four-speed manual transmission, and includes both race and road interior configurations.

Condition
7
The car is described as a 'fabulous hand-built special' by Blue Diamond Riley Services, in single ownership since the early 1990s. It has period-correct Riley Adelphi chassis, suspension, and drivetrain components, with torpedo bodywork and cycle wings. It has participated in the Colorado Grand five times and VSCDA circuit events, indicating it is well-maintained and actively used, but not necessarily in pristine condition.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
26A3791
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
CLR 853
RHD/LHD:
RHD
2,443cc OHV Inline Four-Cylinder Engine Twin SU H6 Carburetors 140bhp at 5,000rpm 4-Speed Manual Gearbox Rigid Front Axle, Live Rear Axle Four-Wheel Drum Brakes *A fabulous hand-built special by Blue Diamond Riley Services *5-time Colorado Grand veteran *Powerful 2.5-liter Riley 'Big Four' engine *Evocative period detailing *VSCDA logbook *Includes both race and road interior configuration *A versatile sporting car for fast road, rally, or circuit use *In single ownership since the early 1990s THE RILEY 'BIG FOUR' Despite producing some fine small saloons and sports cars and carving out an enviable competition record for itself during the early 1930s, Riley had lost its battle to remain independent by the decade's end and had become part of the Nuffield Organization.
One of the last models introduced by the 'old firm' was the 16hp 'Big Four', which used a new and extensively redesigned 2½-liter version of the four-cylinder, twin-cam Riley engine that had first seen the light of day in...
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£53,576
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£56,461
Median Price (Since 2020)
£59,346
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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