Riley 12/4

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Riley
Riley 12/4 Kestrel (1935)
Riley 12/4 Kestrel (1935)
12/4
Sales designation: Riley 12/4 Kestrel, Falcon
Production period: 1934-1935
Class : Middle class
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
1.5 liters
(37.5–40 kW)
Length: 4140 mm
Width: 1511 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2769 mm
Empty weight : 1194 kg
Previous model Riley 8/10
successor Riley 1 1/2

The Riley 12/4 was a passenger car made by the British vehicle manufacturer Riley .

description

It was a mid-range vehicle that Riley brought out in 1934.

The sedans had a 4-cylinder OHV in-line engine with 1496 cm³, which developed 51 bhp (38 kW). This was just as much as the larger Riley 15/6 . Later the power even increased to 55 bhp (40 kW). There were two models, the Kestrel and the Falcon .

The model was discontinued after just one year. The successor was called Riley 1 1/2 .

In 1936 there was another roadster with the same engine, the Riley Sprite .

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .

Web links

Commons : Riley 12/4  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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