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£5,625

1928 Riley Nine Monaco

United Kingdom • 18 Mar 2026 • Lot 45

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1928 Riley Nine Monaco, sold for £5,625, has been extensively restored between 2003 and 2007 and features an engine converted to run on unleaded petrol. Though benefiting from considerable mechanical attention and recent recommissioning after storage, it shows signs of needing some reconditioning.

Condition

6

The car has been extensively restored and has had considerable attention paid to its brakes, suspension, and drivetrain. However, it was little used after Mr. Rowe's passing and has recently been got going following a period of dry storage, suggesting some moderate wear and the need for some reconditioning.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

601582

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

BF 4028

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

Launched at the Olympia Motor Show in October 1926, the Riley 9 Monaco was a benchmark ‘Light Car’ design.

With its advanced ‘twin-cam’ OHV 1087cc four-cylinder powerplant, low centre of gravity and fabric saloon coachwork, the newcomer went, stopped and steered better than many, larger engined machines.

Closer in performance to a Bentley than a Bullnose, the Monaco proved unsurprisingly popular among sporting motorists.

A marque enthusiast since acquiring his first Riley in 1954, retired engineer C.

Rowe enlisted the help of S.

Bruton when embarking upon the restoration of chassis 601582 some forty-nine years later.

An accompanying, multi-page handwritten log details nearly £16,000 worth of expenditure on parts and outsourced services.

However, it makes no allowance for the pair’s labour nor the cost of sourcing the fabric-covered body from a Cumbrian enthusiast etc.

Still being worked on after it was re-registered with the DVLA as ‘BF 4028’ on July 21 st 2006, the Nine was li...