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Riley Motor

Logo: Riley Motor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer

was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890. Riley became part of the Nuffield Organization in 1938 and was merged into the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968. In July 1969, British Leyland announced the immediate end of Riley production, although 1969 was a difficult year for the UK automotive industry and many cars from Riley's inventory may have been first registered in 1970.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1896Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersCoventry1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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Riley Brooklands 1930
Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Riley2

Products and brands

Pre-World War I

1907–1911 Riley 9 (1907)

1907–1907 Riley 12

1909–1914 Riley 10

1908–1914 Riley 12/18

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1915–1916 Riley 10

Inter-war years

1913–1922 Riley 17/30 -Introduced at 1913 London Motor Show

1919–1924 Riley Eleven -'the first Riley'

1925–1928 Riley Twelve -Sidevalve engine

1926–1937 Riley Nine

1929–1934 Riley 14/6 -Multiple body choices

1933–1935 Riley 12/6

1935–1935 Riley 12/4

1935–1938 Riley 15/6 -Available in four saloon body varieties and one tourer

1935–1938 Riley 1½-litre

1936–1938 Riley 8/90 V8 - very few Adelphi saloons were built

1937–1940 Riley 16

1938–1938 Riley Victor -Very few made

1939–1940 Riley 12 Nuffield body

Notable bodies

1927–1931 Riley Brooklands Based on the Riley Nine

1934–1935 Riley Imp Based on the Riley Nine

1934–1935 Riley MPH 12/6 14/6 or 15/6

1936–1938 Riley Sprite 12/4 1½ litre

Post-war

Roadster

1948–1951 RMC

1949–1951 RMD

Mid-sized

1945–1952 RMA

1952–1955 RME

1957–1965 One-Point-Five (Wolseley 1500)

1959–1961 4/Sixty-Eight (Wolseley 15/60)

1961–1969 4/Seventy-Two (Wolseley 16/60)

Large

1946–1952 RMB

1952–1953 RMF

1953–1957 Pathfinder

1958–1959 Two-Point-Six (Wolseley 6/90)

Mini

1961–1969 Riley Elf (Mini variant)

Compact

1965–1969 Riley Kestrel (variant of the Austin/Morris 1100/1300)

From Wikipedia’s article on Riley Motor, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1969Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1896Founded Founded1

Sources

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