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£10,125
1949 Riley RMB 2½ Litre
United Kingdom • 18 Mar 2026 • Lot 2
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1949 Riley RMB is a delightful example with a previous bare-chassis restoration and only two owners until 2021. It boasts a larger 2½-litre engine, handsome original leatherwork, and recent mechanical improvements, making it a nostalgic and well-maintained classic.
Condition
7
The car has been restored and well-cared for since the 1980s. The vendor describes the car as being in "very fine" mechanical fettle. The car has had some recent sympathetic improvements with an engine overhaul in 2024. The bonnet has been repainted and the upholstery has been repacked. Slight wear is visible in the paint and interior. Requires minor reconditioning.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
59S4936
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
JHP 344
RHD/LHD:
[RHD/LHD]
SALE ROOM NOTICE: Please note, our catalogue has mistakenly recorded current ownership.
The current owner purchased it in 2025 along with several other Rileys and has decided to sell all but one of them Introduced in 1946 as a ‘big brother’ to the 1½-litre RMA, the Riley RMB featured a larger 2½-litre (2,443 cc) "Big Four" engine with twin SU carburettors, starting with 90 bhp but increasing to 100 bhp for 1948 with a 95 mph top speed.
Body-wise, the RMB was a lengthened RMA, with a wheelbase 6½in.
longer and overall length a full 7in.
longer, and was underpinned by the same advanced chassis design complete with independent torsion bar front suspension, rack-and-pinion steering and hydro-mechanical four-wheel drum brakes.
The RMB was replaced by the RMF for 1952 after 6,900 examples had been made.
A car tested by The Motor magazine in 1949 had a top speed of 90 mph and could accelerate from 0–60 mph in 16.8 seconds.
A fuel consumption of 19.6 miles per gallon was recorded.
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£3,890
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£9,800
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£20,250
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