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Solved - NEH 3097: 1931 Riley 9 Special with Tiger Moth aero engine, by Robert McNair
« on: November 08, 2013, 07:19:56 AM »
What's this, by whom, from when and where and powered by what - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2013, 05:14:44 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2013, 09:50:39 AM »
Aston Martin?
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2013, 10:04:20 AM »
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2013, 10:40:59 AM »
Judging by its shininess it has to be either in the US or in Germany! ;D
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2013, 10:55:32 AM »
Quote from: Oswald on November 15, 2013, 10:40:59 AM
Judging by its shininess it has to be either in the US or in Germany! ;D

No, neither of those countries!
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2013, 12:53:36 PM »
Amazing! What's next in line for overrestorations?
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2013, 12:56:10 PM »
Over restaurated or not, it's a bloody cool car ! British ?
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2013, 02:22:49 PM »
Quote from: mekubb on November 15, 2013, 12:56:10 PM
Over restaurated or not, it's a bloody cool car ! British ?

Yes, it's a British marque.
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2013, 05:40:58 PM »
Riley or less known ?
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2013, 08:35:55 PM »
Lagonda V12 Super Special?
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2013, 10:56:39 AM »
Is there a Bentley underneath?
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2013, 03:12:09 PM »
Ace car! Don't you just want to get in and drive the blazes out of it? 8) ;D
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2013, 04:06:24 PM »
Found it meanwhile : 1931 Riley Special by Robert McNair from New Zealand, powered by a De Havilland Tiger Moth (really cool...), it is based on a Riley 9
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Re: NEH 3097
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2013, 05:28:55 PM »
Quote from: mekubb on November 16, 2013, 04:06:24 PM
Found it meanwhile : 1931 Riley Special by Robert McNair from New Zealand, powered by a De Havilland Tiger Moth (really cool...), it is based on a Riley 9

Exactly!  Quite a machine.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3097: 1931 Riley 9 Special with Tiger Moth engine, by Robert McNair
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2013, 06:36:18 AM »
Pedantically, the motor is a de Havilland Gipsy Moth.  The engine is mounted in the car (apparently) upside-down, facing rearwards, and SOLIDLY mounted. Can you imagine the vibration? I doubt if you'd need first gear though........

This photo shows the exhaust arrangement.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3097: 1931 Riley 9 Special with Tiger Moth engine, by Robert McNair
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2013, 07:53:26 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on November 18, 2013, 06:36:18 AM
Pedantically, the motor is a de Havilland Gipsy Moth.  The engine is mounted in the car (apparently) upside-down, facing rearwards, and SOLIDLY mounted. Can you imagine the vibration? I doubt if you'd need first gear though........
Even more pedantically the de Havilland Gipsy Moth was an aeroplane not an engine! The DH 60 Moth came with either Cirrus or Gipsy engines and was therefore called Cirrus Moth or Gipsy Moth as appropriate.
The de Havilland Gipsy series of engines started as normal upright aircooled inline engines but in 1931 or so the Gipsy III was re-engineered to run inverted and all subsequent Gipsy engines were like that. The Gipsy III was renamed Gipsy Major after a few years and it's most likely the engine in that Riley is one such, as the DH82 Tiger Moth had Gipsy Major power so "Tiger Moth engine" is correct so far as it goes.

ETA there's a Yourtube video of him telling us about it and driving it. Mustn't link it but the title is Riley Sports car with DH Tiger Moth Airplane Engine.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3097: 1931 Riley 9 Special with Tiger Moth engine, by Robert McNair
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2013, 08:01:20 AM »
Whoops ! I put in an extraneous word which exacerbated my pedantry. Thanks Allan, and apologies Norman. Why oh why do I do this?

(I'd still like a go in that car, though.)
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