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£5,790 (Est: £6,500 - £8,500)

1928 Riley 9 Monaco Fabric Saloon

United Kingdom • 17 Sept 2025

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AI Listing Summary

This 1928 Riley Monaco, dubbed 'The Wonder Car', has been under the care of just two owners for many decades and was sympathetically restored about 35 years ago. It features a renewed fabric body, sound interior trim, and modern indicators for safety, retaining its original Kent registration.

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Condition 

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The car has been sympathetically restored about 35 years ago, with the fabric body renewed. The wings and bonnet have been repainted at some stage and still present well. There are a couple of invoices for routine service items over the last 20 years or so but nothing of any significance. The odometer currently shows 61,667 miles so it has clearly been in light regular use.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

601288

Odometer:

61,667 miles

Reg Number:

KO9870

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Description A charmingly mellowed Monaco in regular light use; just two owners for many decades; sympathetically restored about 35 years ago; nice period literature; transferable KO number plate; lots to like about this one Dubbed ‘The Wonder Car’, the Riley Nine was the lightest, fastest sports car in its class in the late-1920s and was produced in a bewildering number of varieties until production came to an end in 1937.

The vast majority were sold with attractive saloon bodywork, although the Nine also cemented its sporting credentials through some giant-killing performances put up by the low-slung Brooklands and Imp sports models also supplied from the factory.

The mainstream models were named after exotic French holiday destinations such as Biarritz, San Remo and Mentone.

The popular Monaco saloon model was sold from 1926 until 1932 with a fabric covered body, changing to a more conventional aluminium skin from 1933.

Light, stylish and comfortable, these small saloons remain e...

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£2,240

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£7,840

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£18,000

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