1935 Riley

This Riley Nine is a right-hand-drive recreation of an early-1930s Brooklands Special race car that was custom-built in England the mid-1990s using a modified 1935 Riley Nine Kestrel chassis along with a hand-fabricated aluminum alloy body. The car is finished in violet-blue along with brown upholstery and is powered by an overbored 2.5-liter inline-four paired with a four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox. Equipment includes staggered folding windscreens, a side-mounted exhaust, cycle-style fenders, 16″ knock-off wire wheels, and Girling rod-actuated drum brakes. It was reportedly raced in the UK during previous ownership and was purchased by the current owner in 2014. It was imported to the US after the owner’s acquisition and has since participated in Historic Motor Sports Association events including races at Buttonwillow Raceway Park, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and Sonoma Raceway. This track-only Riley Brooklands Special race car is now offered in California on dealer consignment at no reserve with Riley manuals, an HMSA log book, Riley Register documents, engine build records, and a bill of sale. The 1935 Riley Nine chassis was shortened during the build started in 1993 and topped with a custom hand-formed aluminum-alloy body in the style of a mid-1930s Riley Speed “Brooklands” race car. It is finished in dark violet-blue with a white #8 livery and features louvered split hood panels, cycle-style fenders on the front and rear, staggered-height Aero Screen folding windscreens, a modified 1935 Riley grille, and a pointed boat tail. 16″ wire wheels are finished in silver with chrome two-eared knock-offs and are wrapped in Excelsior vintage-style tires. Braking is handled by mechanical Girling rod-actuated drums, and the car rides on leaf springs at all four corners. The right-hand-drive cockpit features a staggered driver-forward seating arrangement with brown upholstery, bare aluminum floor panels, a four-spoke steering wheel with a white wound wrap around the rim, and a matching passenger grab handle. Smiths instrumentation consists of a 5k-rpm reverse-sweep tachometer, a 120-mph speedometer, and gauges for amperage, temperature, and oil pressure. The five-digit odometer shows 88k miles, and true mileage is unknown. The 2.5-liter inline-four was rebuilt in 2017 and again in 2018 by Hasselgren Engineering of Berkeley, California, and features .040″-over pistons, Clevite rod bearings, Carrillo connecting rods, and camshafts that were profiled and heat-treated by D. Elgin Cams. Additional equipment includes dual SU carburetors, an electric radiator fan, and a side-mounted exhaust with tubular headers. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh manual transmission. Additional underside photos are provided in the gallery. The selling dealer has provided a walk-around video above as well as a driving video below.