Riley 8/10

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10.8
Sales designation: Riley 8/10
Production period: 1919-1928
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Roadster , coupe , touring car
Engines: Otto engine :
1.5 liters (26 kW)
Length: 3962-4115 mm
Width: 1676 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2743 mm
Empty weight : Chassis: 648 kg
Previous model Riley 10 (1909)
successor Riley 9

The Riley 10.8 was a Riley passenger car .

description

It was a mid- range car with a four-cylinder engine that Riley presented as the first post-war model in 1919.

The car had a four-cylinder block engine with a displacement of 1498 cm³, valves on the side and water cooling. This engine developed 35 bhp (25.7 kW) at 3200 min −1 . The chassis had a wheelbase of 2743 mm, the superstructure of the four-seater touring car was 3962 mm long and 1676 mm wide. For the first time at Riley, all four wheels were suspended from semi-elliptical leaf springs (on the earlier models, the rear wheels were suspended from three-quarter elliptical leaf springs). The chassis weighed 648 kg.

In 1923 a Riley 10.8 Redwing was added. These particularly sporty models had elegant front fenders that were pulled backwards at an angle up to the entrance. Mechanically, however, they corresponded to the standard models. This special version was offered until 1926.

The standard model also ran out in 1928. The successor to these sporty vehicles was the smaller Riley 9 with an overhead engine from 1926 .

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

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 .