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1937 Riley 15/6 Kestrel Believed to be the most original example left in existence

United Kingdom • 9 Oct 2024

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AI Listing Summary

This 1937 Riley 15/6 Kestrel is a rare, well-preserved example of pre-WW2 Art Deco saloon design. It features a 'twin cam' 1726cc straight-six engine, Armstrong-Siddeley gearbox, and has been mechanically overhauled to preserve originality, winning awards for its condition.

Condition

7

The car is described as being in 'very good to excellent' mechanical condition. The original leatherwork, rear window blind, and stringing are intact. It has won awards for being original. The vendor advises replacing the wiring loom.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

47K3177

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

AWS 382

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Among the prettiest saloons fielded by any manufacturer pre-WW2, Riley’s Six-Light Kestrel was an Art Deco masterpiece.

Powered by a ‘twin cam’ 1726cc straight-six engine (based on Percy Riley’s famous 9, modified by Hugh Rose and associated with ERA) mated to an Armstrong-Siddeley built four speed Wilson preselector gearbox, the 15/6 Kestrel was reputedly capable of 80mph and was the last six cylinder Riley.

Only nine 15/6 Kestrels are thought to have survived due to the ravages of time and special builders.

First registered on the 21 st May 1937 as ‘AWS 382’, this rare 15/6 Kestrel is believed to have been supplied new to Mr H W Haldane of Edinburgh, Scotland.

It is believed that he would keep ‘AWS 382’ until 1947, and the second buff continuation logbook records that it was purchased by Stephen Wallis of Palmerston Place Lane.

In 1955, W.A Angell acquired the 15/6 from Edinburgh Motor Engineering Co Ltd and he would own the car for the next 59 years, covering only minimal milea...