Riley brooklands special 1929

Since being repatriated to England the car has undergone a comprehensive rebuild. The chassis was stripped blasted, primed and painted and new bushes and bearings fitted wherever necessary. Bodywork has been attended to by coachwork specialist Ian Pitney with a new ash frame and remodelled tail not forgetting the correct cycle wings. To finish the look, an attractive and effective external Brooklands style exhaust was designed and fitted by Dave Tyler.

Over £6,000 has been spent on the engine alone ensuring that it now goes as well as it looks. Works include a complete crankshaft re-grind, unleaded seats fitted together with recut valves and seats, skimmed head and refaced block plus a great deal more.

The engine-turned aluminium dashboard was restored by Bentley specialist James Pearce, with both a Jaeger 5 inch rev counter and speedo being present, along with the correct period clock and oil pressure and amp gauges.

Finished in Oxford blue with a nice period leather upholstery, the Riley sits purposefully on its 19-inch centre lock wire wheels shod with new Longstone tyres, ready to burst into action at the push of the button. Importantly it has been successfully and correctly registered with the DVLA 

It has VSCC log book and eligible for Mile Millia various other hill climb events