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1951 Riley RMD Drophead
United States • 18 Mar 2015
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AI Listing Summary
This 1951 Riley RMD Drophead is a lifetime Southern California car, 1 of 39 LHD examples delivered to the USA when new. It features a photo-documented mechanical restoration by a Riley marque specialist, numbers-matching engine, documented ownership history, and only 77k original miles.
Condition
8
The car is described as being sympathetically restored with a high priority on preservation and original components. The paint is in very good condition on top of all-original body panels, and the chrome, brightwork, glass, and trim all present equally well. The interior is clean with excellent leatherette upholstery and functional gauges. Recent mechanical restoration work was conducted by a Riley marque specialist, including removal, refurbishment, and replacement of virtually every mechanical component.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
61D7879
Odometer:
77,852 miles
Reg Number:
4H4770
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Chassis: 61D7879.
77,852 miles.
Recent marque specialist restoration.
Matching-numbers example.
Documented ownership history from new.
Photo-documented restoration.
Private Party or Dealer: Private Party
This 1951 Riley RMD Drophead is a lifetime Southern California car that has been sympathetically restored.
It is one of 503 produced and one of 39 LHD examples delivered to the USA when new.
With a high priority on preservation and original components, the car received a recent photo-documented mechanical restoration by Riley marque specialist Hema Ratnayake.
This is a numbers-matching car with full documented ownership history from new and 77k original miles.
The seller says the car is a pleasure to drive and has recently driven it to display at the Palos Verdes and San Marino Concours events.
Delivered new to an Orange County, California dentist, the car was resprayed in original colors and received a new interior sometime during the second owner’s tenure in the 1980s.
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Points of note
£10,125
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£20,286
Median Price (Since 2020)
£51,388
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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