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£5,290

1951 Riley RMB, 2500cc

United Kingdom • 8 Jul 2023

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AI Listing Summary

This Riley RM series car, produced between 1945 and 1955, comes with V5C, MOT history from 2006 to 2019, various receipts, and Riley Club literature. It features a good interior, recent brake overhaul, and rear wing paint, making it suitable for classic car shows and events.

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Condition 

6

The car has been used regularly, attending classic car shows and events, and has had some recent maintenance work done. The interior is notably good with grey seats and wood-capped doors. However, it has been used sparingly over the years and has some MOT history indicating periods off the road.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

61S8258

Odometer:

25,032 miles

Reg Number:

FAS 961

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Sold with the V5C, MOT history from 2006 until 2019, various receipts and Riley Club literature.

The Riley RM Series was produced from 1945 until 1955.

It was the last model developed independently by Riley prior to the 1952 merger of Riley's still new owner Nuffield, with Austin to form BMC.

There were four types of RM vehicles produced.

All used Riley engines with four cylinders in-line, hemispherical combustion chambers and twin camshafts mounted high at the sides of the cylinder block.

The RMA was a large saloon, and was replaced by the RME, both used a 1496 cc engine developed before WWII.

The RMB was a longer car and used a 2.5 L 16 hp "Big Four" engine.

FAS has MOT history going back to 2006 at 21,029 miles, it then was off the road until being MOT'd in 2012 at 22,230 miles, further ones until 2019 at 23,791 show it being used sparingly over the years, today it stands at 25,032.

Purchased at auction by our vendor in 2019 it had the brakes overhauled, including a rebuilt ...

Points of note

£3,890

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£9,800

Median Price (Since 2020)

£20,250

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