Registration No: GW 3228
Chassis No: 6016255
MOT: Exempt

• One of approximately 52 examples that are thought to survive
• Subject to an eight-year restoration upon entering current ownership
• Understood to have had just four owners from new, two from the same family
• Accompanied by a history file documenting the restoration

Having been introduced in 1932, the Riley Nine Gamecock featured the marque's latest Plus Ultra underslung chassis and jewel-like 1.1-litre four-cylinder engine. Fed by twin-carburettors and allied to a four-speed manual transmission, top speed was promised at 70mph-plus. Sporting a lightweight aluminium body, large diameter drum brakes, all-round semi-elliptic leaf springs and Duplex Andre adjustable shock absorbers, the model retains good road manners to this day. Undeniably handsome, the Gamecock was summed up by Motor Sport as ‘a neat and handy vehicle which combined a lively performance with freedom from constant tuning'. No stranger to competition, a three-strong 'Works' team won a prestigious Coupe des Alpes (up to 1100cc class) on the 1932 International Alpine Rally. Only in production for two years, just fifty-two Riley Nine Gamecocks are thought to have survived.

Manufactured in 1932, chassis 6016255 is understood to have been first registered to a Colchester vet. Fitted with the 1.1-litre straight-four engine fed by twin Zenith carburettors and mated to the four-speed manual transmission, the Riley is finished in Green with Black wings and running boards with complementary Green leather interior upholstery and Black hood. Thought to have been retained in original ownership and one subsequent family member until 1973, the car was placed in dry storage upon passing into third ownership, remaining there until 1996. Stripped for renovation in 1996 before the project stalled, the vendor purchased ‘GW 3228’ in 2008, subjecting it to an eight-year comprehensive restoration which included a replacement ash frame, chassis refresh, engine overhaul (including refurbished carburettors), body repairs and repainting, re-cored radiator, shock absorber refurbishment, new wiring loom, re-upholstery and a new hood. Uprated with hydraulic brakes and an electric fan, ‘GW 3228’ has been used on the Scottish 500 and a tour of Ireland, since completion. This attractive Riley is offered with a history file documenting the restoration. One of approximately 52 examples that are thought to survive ‘GW 3228’ has been subject to an eight-year restoration upon entering current ownership. It is understood to have had just four owners from new, two owners from the same family. The car is accompanied by a history file documenting the restoration.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452