BIRMINGHAM
Preface to First Edition
Preface to Second Edition
1. The beginning, with Cyeles, Motocycles and Tricars
2. The V-twin engined Cars and the 17 hp Car
3. The 10-8 side-valve engine
4. The 11-40 hp Cars and the 9 hp Prototype
5 The 12 hp side-valve and early 9 hp Models
6. The "Plus" and "Plus Ultra" 9 hp Chassis and the 14/6
7. The extension of the 9 hp and 6 cylinder ranger; many competition successes
8. More racing successes and the 12/4
9. The V-8s, the Bif Four and the Nuffueld take-over
10. Epilogue
Appendix-Chassis Numbers 1927 to 1938
Index
This is the record of the original Riley Motor Company and its wide range of beautifully made pre-war motor cars.
There can be few cars better worth restoring today than a 'Coventry' Riley. The marque grew from the early interest in motors of the four sons of William Riley, a craftsman-engineer to the weaving industry, at the end of the last century.
Advanced design and superb craftsmanship was always the hall-mark of anything the Riley family made; indeed Rileys pioneered many features of present day cars which are now taken for granted, such as the centre-lock wheel of the sports car. The design of the first Riley Nine Monaco was carefully studied even by Rolls-Royce.
The fine competition record of the Riley sports and racing models is well told and adds great interest to the book.
