Topic: Barrett's #73 - Solved - Jehu Riley Special

[barrett]

What is this called? Who built it? What was it based on?

[barrett]

Moving up...

[woodinsight]

Jehu Riley 1954?

[barrett]

It is indeed the Jehu.

Would you like to fill in any more information about this car?

[woodinsight]

I'm still undertaking research on this interesting car.
I can tell you it was built by Englishman John Horridge in 1954 and was based on a Riley (which model I don't know).
Engine was 1,5 litres and the car raced in the UK at Crystal Palace, Snetterton, etc.

Here is another photo of the car with John Horridge at the wheel.

[barrett]

Very interesting indeed, there seems to be a lot of conflicting information surrounding the car.
The body was actually an early Rochdale product, and the engine was from a Riley Sprite (I think). The reason I got interested in it was that it used a Jowett Jupiter chassis. The car was entered in the 1954 Bol D'or at Montlhery and came second by a whisker.

It was later rebodied with an Austin-Healey body tub and Rochdale nose section - I'd love to see a photo of that incarnation if anyone has one!

[woodinsight]

Interesting stuff indeed - I had no idea it had anything Jupiter about it.
I'll continue my research and post anything new here as I come across it.