Riley Nine

The Riley 9 was a passenger of Riley.

Description

It was a vehicle of the lower middle class, the Riley brought out in 1926.

The Riley 9 has a four-cylinder in-line engine - the first above -controlled motor in its history - with V- shaped overhead valves, cross-flow cylinder head and two at the bottom camshafts. With 1087 cc engine ran a maximum of 29 bhp (21 kW). All four wheels were suspended on rigid axles with semi-elliptic springs. The vehicles were available as a tourer and with various other bodies.

The Roadster Riley Brooklands was named after a famous motor racing circuit in England. The wheelbase was 30 cm shorter than that of the Tourer. The elegant sports car ( with typical contemporary leather straps to secure the hood ) was built from 1928 to 1932, reaching 128 km / h

In 1929, the limousines Riley 9 Kestrel appeared and the Riley 9 Monaco. The production of the 104 km / h vehicles in 1935 set without successors.