Topic: Riley Six Twelve, 1933 Montlhery record car

[grobmotorix]

O.K. - can I unlock it again?

[nicanary]

O.K. - can I unlock it again?

Yes, please unlock.

[Wendax]

On July 5, 1930 Eyston and Eldridge broke some long distance records at Montlhéry in the 1100 cc class with a Riley. Is it this one?

[grobmotorix]

No...

[nicanary]

1933 Riley Six (12/6) of Eyston, Denly and Maclure. It was a sleeved-down version of the 14/6.

[grobmotorix]

nicanary, I am really glad you get the point finally!

Well done 

[nicanary]

I am really glad you get the point finally!

Well done 

I had been using the internet to search for the car, but as we all know the internet is useless. A photo of the car is in Georgano's Encyclopedia of Motorsport. where it is captioned as a 1933 1.5-litre 6-cylinder, so it may be the same car I had already mentioned, but rebodied and used a different year.

Thanks for the point. 

[Allan L]

The reply I posted this morning and had to withdraw (because the thread had been locked while I was writing it) said that Eyston had established records in a "Riley 6" which I had deduced was a 14/6 (as the real 12/6 was a later engine) and at Montlhery.
Nice to know I was there or thereabouts, and I certainly don't need the points now!

[nicanary]

The reply I posted this morning and had to withdraw (because the thread had been locked while I was writing it) said that Eyston had established records in a "Riley 6" which I had deduced was a 14/6 (as the real 12/6 was a later engine) and at Montlhery.
Nice to know I was there or thereabouts, and I certainly don't need the points now!

Sorry, Allan. I think Grob was very generous to lock it for me for as long as he did. I didn't know this car had ever existed.