Riley 2 1/2

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Riley
Riley 2 1/2 Big Four (1937-1939)
Riley 2 1/2 Big Four (1937-1939)
2 1/2
Sales designation: Riley 2 1/2 Big Four
Production period: 1937-1939
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Roadster
Engines: Otto engine :
2.45 liters (60 kW)
Length: 4547 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2946 mm
Empty weight : 1473 kg
Previous model Riley 8/90
successor Riley RM

The Riley 2 1/2 was a Riley passenger car .

description

It was an upper mid-range vehicle that Riley brought out in 1937 as an addition to the smaller 1 1/2 models and successor to the hapless Riley 8/90 .

It had an overhead four - cylinder in - line engine with a displacement of 2443 cm³ and an output of 82 bhp (60 kW). The engine was equipped with an SU carburetor and accelerated the roadster with a 2946 mm wheelbase up to 130 km / h.

In 1939 production was stopped due to the war. The successors are the larger RM models from 1946.

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 2½ Big Four  - Collection of pictures, 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 .