Rent a classic Riley Brooklands

1930 Riley Brooklands 9hp.  Group E

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This particular car was purchased by HERO in June 2011. Resplendent in midnight blue, with a black hide interior and black wheels, it is a head turner wherever it goes.  Expertly maintained and fettled by our HERO partners, Ashridge Automobiles Ltd, she is eligible for events as she is fully prepared – available for hire on an invitation only basis.

 

Daily hire rate £400 plus VAT plus insurance @ £60 per day

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History of Car

One of pre-war Britain’s most successful and popular racers, the Riley Brooklands

 was developed from the Riley “Nine” tourer. The 1087 cc, twin cam, inline-4 engine was tuned with a high performance water pump, high compression pistons, a racing camshaft, balanced exhaust manifold and uprated, twin carburettors. This pushed the engine to produce what was then an astounding 50 bhp.

This engine was mated to a shortened, lightened chassis from the “nine” tourer which was then slung on extremely low  suspension. Clothed in an ash framed steel or alloy body, which in racing form was built without doors for greater strength, it proved a highly competitive package for its class (G). The success of the model was instant – it quickly became a legend at the Brooklands circuit (where it got its name ) -clocking up countless wins with many drivers. In 1934, a Riley won the Rudge Whitworth cup at Le Mans, cementing its place in the list of all time great racing cars.