1962 Riley Elf MkI [ADO15]

1962 Riley Elf MkI [ADO15] in The Sandbaggers, TV Series, 1978-1980 Ep. 3.03

Class: Cars, Supermini — Model origin: — Made for: GBY

00:38:10 Background vehicle

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dsl ◊ 2013-05-29 23:19	Malta pretending to be Rhodes; RHD. My guess is an elderly Riley Elf/Wolseley Hornet which has lost its bumpers and been repainted. Any other ideas?
nzcarnerd ◊ 2013-06-01 06:23	From left field - maybe a Datsun 1000??
dsl ◊ 2013-06-01 13:40	I don't think so. Also thought about Triumph Herald (locally assembled in Malta) but proportions and small wheels keep reminding me of Mini derivative, and the light shape is very Elf/Hornet. As slightly more Elfs (30,912) were built than Hornets (28,455) I'll go for the Riley version.

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dsl

◊ 2013-05-29 23:19

Malta pretending to be Rhodes; RHD. My guess is an elderly Riley Elf/Wolseley Hornet which has lost its bumpers and been repainted. Any other ideas?

nzcarnerd

◊ 2013-06-01 06:23

From left field - maybe a Datsun 1000??

dsl

◊ 2013-06-01 13:40

I don't think so. Also thought about Triumph Herald (locally assembled in Malta) but proportions and small wheels keep reminding me of Mini derivative, and the light shape is very Elf/Hornet. As slightly more Elfs (30,912) were built than Hornets (28,455) I'll go for the Riley version.

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