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1938 Riley 12/4 Adelphi Open Tourer
United Kingdom • 22 Oct 2011
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AI Listing Summary
This classic Riley, originally an Adelphi saloon, has been beautifully restored as a Lynx-style tourer, retaining its original registration and featuring a correct 12/4 Riley engine with a Wilson gearbox. With new coachwork, a recent restoration, and a comprehensive history file, it's ready for touring and rallies, though the V5C documents are in process and the original registration number will be replaced.
Condition
8
The car was originally a four-door Adelphi saloon but was restored as a Lynx-style four-seat open tourer with new coachwork. It retains its original Riley factory registration number, and the engine is the correct 12/4 Riley unit with a Wilson four-speed pre-selector gearbox. It benefits from a new radiator, Girling brakes, and fully restored Dunlop wire wheels. Full weather equipment is included, and it's presented with a full one-year MoT test certificate and comprehensive history file.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
28A7479
Odometer:
2,994 miles
Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
RHD
The amazing Riley story dates back to 1890, when the Bonnick Cycle Company of Coventry was taken over by William Riley Junior and re-named the Riley Cycle Company in 1896.
The company's first internal combustion-engined vehicles - a tricycle and a quadricycle - saw the light of day in 1899.
However, it took until 1907 for the first proper four-wheeled Rileys to reach production.
Light, two-seaters, they were powered by 1034cc V-twin engines.
Significant changes occurred in 1913, with the Riley Motor Manufacturing Company taking over car production in a new factory adjacent to the Riley Engine Company and the Riley Cycle Company changing its name to Riley (Coventry) Ltd and concentrating on manufacturing the detachable wheels it was already supplying to almost 200 car producers.
It was the Riley 9 of 1926 that really put the company on the map.
With its highly-tunable, pushrod-operated, 1100cc twin-camshaft engine, it soon found success in competition, further boosting the order b...
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£420
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£2,105
Median Price (Since 2020)
£3,789
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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