Riley 17th

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17th
Sales designation: Riley Seventeen
Production period: 1914-1923
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Touring car
Engines: Otto engine :
2.9 liters (43 kW)
Length: 4420 mm
Width: 1727 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 3200 mm
Empty weight : 1372 kg

The Riley 17 was a Riley passenger car .

description

It was the first passenger car with a four-cylinder engine that Riley brought out in 1914. It was the brand's top model.

The car had a four-cylinder block engine with a displacement of 2932 cm³, valves on the side and water cooling. The machine developed 58 bhp (43 kW). The chassis had a wheelbase of 3200 mm, the body was 4420 mm long and 1727 mm wide. The curb weight was 1372 kg. Like all Riley vehicles, the 12 had detachable wire-spoke wheels.

In the year of publication, production was stopped due to the war. Production was resumed in 1918 and continued until 1923. Then Riley only built lighter vehicles.

literature

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

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 .