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SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« on: December 27, 2018, 08:42:35 AM »
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Re: oko162
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2018, 05:26:22 PM »
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Re: oko162
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2019, 05:10:17 PM »
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Re: oko162
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2019, 05:30:47 AM »
Do I see some Riley features in the front? Is it from the UK?

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Re: oko162
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2019, 05:33:35 AM »
Very well spotted, this thing is indeed meant to be a Riley recreation. Not from UK though.

Locked for you to find more about it.

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Re: oko162
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2019, 09:24:10 AM »
The Riley was a bit of a guess, but the Cadillac logo was clear, so this is the description I found on Ebay:

Titled & registered as 1951 Riley, this is a one of a kind Riley Recreation, built on a Ford platform, Hard top convertible, steel body, Powerful V8 Northstar Cadillac fuel injection engine and automatic transmission, rear engine compartment as a Porsche Speedster, car drives very good, Excellent sound from its superb dual exhaust, Power steering, Power brakes, Power windows, very good condition white wall radial tires installed on 2 tones beautiful vintage wheels, this roadster can be used as a daily driver, I drove yesterday this vehicle on the freeway with 70 miles per hour and this Vintage Riley performed very well. Clean engine compartment & clean trunk, clean interior, paint is in excellent condition, a 2 tone job - fine metallic white pearl and fine metallic raspberry with gold accents matching the wheels, the chrome is also in nice condition all around. Some original Riley parts were used, Headlights, Grill, Bumpers, the front & rear fenders are Riley, Riley running boards...looks like an original Riley was used in order to complete this sporty & cool Neoclassic, also a very nice prewar style hood ornament - Flying Lady - Packard style .....This is a beautiful turn key vehicle  that needs nothing than a new owner, is ready for the road and will draw attention everywhere, a real head turner and a very nice conversation piece, if you see a guy in a Ferrari,  you'll say  " Yeah, another rich guy !!!" ..... but with this Riley is something else, everybody will take pictures, everybody wants to know what is it ?  Pretty big & heavy vehicle, around 16 feet long bumper to bumper, a really good size for a roadster, this Riley is not your little average fiberglass"Kit Car" with a small 4 cylinder VW Beetle engine, this is a steel body - solid built vehicle that features a modern powerful drive train.

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Re: oko162
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2019, 03:58:45 AM »
Well found !

I also planned to post the whole seller's description as it's hilarious (sounds like a parody but it's real).

This contraption indeed has a transverse, rear-mounted Northstar V8. Lots of efforts put into this absurd vehicle.

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Re: SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2019, 01:02:13 AM »
This car is based on an Australian Mercury (Ford) Capri XR2.

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Re: SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2019, 09:23:58 AM »
Are any other photos of this bizarre car available please? I did a search on it but nothing (apart from real Rileys) came up!
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Re: SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2019, 05:24:55 PM »
Enjoy.

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Re: SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2019, 05:27:27 PM »
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Re: SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2019, 07:29:44 PM »
Thanks for the extra photos Oko. It looks even worse in colour, and is an insult to the Riley badge!
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Re: SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2019, 04:41:25 AM »
Riley purists please look the other way!
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Re: SOLVED - oko162 : 1951 Riley recreation
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2019, 05:59:08 AM »
It does make you wonder why anyone would go to all that bother and expense. It's interesting how our minds all work differently.
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