Not Sold | 1950 Riley RMD Drophead Coupe

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Not Sold (Est: £20,000 - £25,000)

1950 Riley RMD Drophead Coupe

United Kingdom • 30 Jul 2025

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AI Listing Summary

This 1950 Riley RMD Drophead Coupe, estimated at £20,000 - £25,000, has been under current ownership since 1987. It features a retrimmed interior, Regal Red exterior, and comes with a history file, making it a rare and appealing classic.

Condition

7

The car benefits from a retrimmed interior and new carpets, overhauled starter motor and dynamo. It also comes with a hood cover bag and is accompanied by a history file which includes a collection of old MoT certificates, an old buff logbook, current Swansea V5c document together with a collection of trophies. The listing states it has slight wear visible in paint, interior, or wheels, which is consistent with a Very Good condition rating.

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Transmission:

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Chassis No:

60D5980

Odometer:

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Reg Number:

RYL 585

RHD/LHD:

RHD

In the current ownership since 1987, this rare RMD Drophead Coupe was registered new in the UK on 14 April 1950 under the registration number JYS 1.

This was subsequently removed in December 1987 and the registration RYL 585 issued to the car.

Finished in Regal Red with tan interior piped red with red carpeting, it benefits from a retrimmed interior and new carpets, overhauled starter motor and dynamo and comes with a hood cover bag.

It is also accompanied by a history file which includes a collection of old MoT certificates, an old buff logbook, current Swansea V5c document together with a collection of trophies.

While American designers were quick to adopt the latest fads following the end of WWII, many British companies continued to offer updated versions of their pre-war products into the early 1950s.

The grim realities of post-war Britain created a situation that resulted in some wonderful models; cars that carried the sweeping lines of Europe's finest pre-war sporting design...