Sunday, October 17, 2010

Day 196: Riley express.

 Riley was a British motor car/cycle manufacturer that started up in 1890.  It had a long history of merging with other companies; British Leyland being one of them.  1969 was the last time a Riley was rolled off the production line and today the Riley Trademark is owned by BMW.  This little baby was a 1950’s model, 4 door sedan.  In 1952 it was tested by “The Motor” magazine and its top speed was 121 km/hr (75mph).  Obviously they didn’t have ‘The Stig’ around then to test drive, or maybe they did he was just a bit younger then.  The total cost of the test car including taxes was 1,339 pounds.  My how the times have changed.


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