Riley 12th

This article covers the Riley 12 made in 1907 and the Riley 12/18 made in 1908-1914 , each with a V2 engine. The Riley 12/4 from model years 1934–1935 with a four-cylinder engine can be found here , the Riley 12/6 from 1935 with a six-cylinder engine here .

Riley 12 and 12/18
Production period:	1907-1914
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Touring car

The Riley 12 was a large V2 engine car that Riley brought out in 1907 along with the smaller 9 .

Riley 12th

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Production period:	1907
Body versions :	Touring car
Engines:	Gasoline engine : 2.0 liters
Length:	3429-3810 mm
Width:	1676 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2286-2667 mm
Empty weight :	Chassis: 673 kg

The car had a V2 engine with a displacement of 2,035 cm³, side-mounted valves and water cooling. The machine made 12 bhp (8.8 kW). The chassis was available with a wheelbase of 2,286 mm or 2,667 mm, the body was between 3,429 mm and 3,810 mm long and 1,676 mm wide. The chassis weighed 682 kg. Like all Riley vehicles, the 12 had detachable wire-spoke wheels.

Riley 12/18

12/18
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Production period:	1908-1914
Body versions :	Touring car
Engines:	Otto engine : 2.0 liters (13.3 kW)
Length:	3581-3810 mm
Width:	1524-1549 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2438-2743 mm
Empty weight :	Chassis: 660–711 kg

In the following year, the further developed Riley 12/18 replaced this model. Its engine of the same size developed 18 bhp (13.3 kW). The car itself had grown too. The wheelbase of its chassis was 2,438 mm or 2,743 mm. Its superstructures were between 3,581 mm and 3,810 mm long and between 1,524 mm and 1,549 mm wide.

This model was offered until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. There was no direct successor.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .