Description Wonderfully original with bags of character and lots of history from new; as good underneath as it us up top; hard to find in this condition and just how we like them! The magnificent Riley Nine made its debut in 1926 and quickly became the most desirable small sporting car on the market, contemporary road testers running out of superlatives in their enthusiasm for the car.

Its chassis, suspension and bodywork were the work of Stanley Riley, while Percy Riley designed the brilliant little 9hp engine.

The 1087cc unit thrived on high revs, which it would happily and reliably maintain for long periods of time thanks to its clever design.

Twin camshafts were mounted high in the block, making for short and light pushrods which operated valves set at 45 degrees to the head.

This, coupled with a crossflow head design, enabled prodigious power to be extracted from this willing unit.

The vast majority were sold with attractive saloon bodywork, although the Nine also cemented it...