The Riley Nine was considered an advanced design when first seen in the 1920s and in particular, the Monaco body style brought great sales success. The sportiness of the model also attracted racers and the Nine gained many successes in motorsport.

Delivered in Malaysia, there are registration documents for this car dating back to 1945.

The car changed hands to its last ownership on November 7 1981 and has remained in that ownership for the following 44 years. The owner is deceased and the car is now being sold.

Work noted on file as done on the car includes upholstery, wood work, door and windscreen fittings and undercarriage metalwork. The fabric on the body has been redone and the steel panels refurbished, prepared for paint. This work was done prior to the car leaving Malaysia for Perth.

On emigrating to Australia, the owner imported the Riley from Malaysia in 1981.

In 1990 some engine work was done, with an invoice showing the crankshaft and con rods were machined.

The engine is recorded as still being the factory fitted unit No 23836, so it’s a ‘matching numbers’ car.

Two workshop manuals and an original handbook go with the car.

The car remains an unfinished project today. It has been dry stored all these years. The engine is out of the car, but remains with it. Clearly the bodywork and upholstery have been refurbished – many years ago but it appears, to a good standard. There is obviously a lot of work ahead, but this is a rare and interesting vintage car anywhere in the world. It is priced very realistically.

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