1938 Riley 16/4 Kestrel Blue Streak Big Four Saloon

1938 Riley 16/4 Kestrel in Foyle's War, TV Series, 2002-2015 Ep. 3.02

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

0:01:36 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Sunbar ◊ 2008-08-05 14:30	The vehicle details for Riley AWF 975 are: Date of Liability 01 07 2006 Date of First Registration 22 08 1938 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2443CC Vehicle Colour GREY Location: Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, UK
pilou ◊ 2008-08-05 17:27	A 1937-1938 2443 cc is a Riley Sixteen ( 16 hp S4 ohv) Big Four Saloon 1938
Footy ◊ 2020-06-06 23:25	This is one of the fairly rare Rileys built after the family Riey car manufacturer went bust in the spring of 1838 and was run by the receiver, who continued production, until September 1938 when it was taken over by Lord Nuffield. This car is a Big Four or Blue Streak Riley Kestrel first registered in the East Riding of Yorkshire in August 1938. This model had Riley's new 4-cylinder 2½ litre engine that lasted in production until the Riley Pathfinder in 1956. This car has chassis number 38KX 1121 and had a 3-speed and overdrive manual gearbox and cost £415 new, pretty expensive when a Ford V8 could cost you £210. -- Last edit: 2020-06-06 23:43:21
dsl ◊ 2020-06-06 23:39	Footy wrote .. the family Riley car manufacturer went bust in the spring of 1838 Riley were definitely ahead of their time .... AWF 975 confirmed as 1938 Kestrel Blue Streak 16/4 Saloon, chassis: 38KX1121 Engine Number: KX1121 from 2004 auction listing.