Riley Kestrel
Riley 'Kestrel' was a brand name applied by the Riley Motor Car Company and its successors the Nuffield Organisation and the British Leyland Motor Corporation to various of their saloon car models.[1]
Some of the cars produced in each of the following models received the Kestrel name (in the pre-war examples it typically denoted a sporty model with 'fastback' styling):[1]
- Riley Nine 1926–1937[2]
- Riley 12/4 1935–1935[3]
- Riley 1½ Litre 1935–1938
- Riley 16 (16/4) 2½-litre1937–1940[3]
- A variant of the BMC ADO16/ Austin/Morris 1100/1300) 1965–1969[4]
References
- ^ a b Riley Model Range Riley Model Range accessed 24 May 2019
- ^ Riley Kestrel. . .9h.p. rileyarchives.com accessed 24 May 2019
- ^ a b Riley Kestrel. . .FOURS 12/4,16/4 & Kestrel Sprite rileyarchives.com accessed 24 May 2019
- ^ Riley Kestrel (1965 - 1969) classics.honestjohn.co.uk accessed 24 May 2019