Lot details Registration No: 533 YUM Chassis No: 44T254 Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Reputedly 1 of just 10 or so survivors known to the Riley Register
- 'Barn Find' with the makings of a worthwhile restoration project
- 1.5-litre six-cylinder engine believed original and in running order
Further Info:
This 'barn find' 12/6 is fitted with Fastback Kestrel four-light saloon coachwork and is one of only a few hundred such models made, of which just 10 or so are reputedly known to the Riley Register; so it's a rare car by any standards. The popularity of Riley 'twin-cam' OHV six-cylinder engines with the racing and special building fraternities means that many of its siblings have been cannabilised over time (displacing 1458cc the 12/6 powerplant is well suited to 1500cc class events). First road registered as 'GS 3741' by Perthshire County Council on April 8th 1933, chassis 44T254 has since been issued with the number plate '533 YUM' and is still recorded on both the DVLA and HPi databases. The vendor describes the Riley as follows - coachwork: 'sound but in need of restoration', paintwork: 'tatty', brown leather upholstery / four-speed (helical) manual gearbox: 'good', and six-cylinder engine: 'running but would doubtless benefit from further recommissioning'. All things considered - a very worthwhile project with which to while away the next winter. The doors are understood to open and close without undue difficulty and the engine (numbered as 12T254) is thought to be the original factory-installed unit.
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