Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 14th October from 12pm
Auction: Wed 15th October from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1950 Riley RMD Drophead Coupe
1 of just 502 RM Dropheads produced
Estimate
£14, 000 - £16, 000
Registration No: RYL 585
Chassis No: 60D5980
MOT: Exempt
In the current ownership since 1987 and 1 of just 502 RM Dropheads produced
Finished in Regal Red with tan interior piped red with red carpeting
Subject to a retrimmed interior with new carpets plus overhauled starter motor and dynamo
Offered with history file which includes old MoT certificates, an old buff logbook and current Swansea V5c
While American designers were quick to adopt the latest fads following the end of WWII, many British companies continued to offer updated versions of their pre-war products into the early 1950s. The grim realities of post-war Britain created a situation that resulted in some wonderful models; cars that carried the sweeping lines of Europe's finest pre-war sporting designs into a new era. The Riley RM Drophead Coupe was one such example - an upper mid-market post-WWII British car built to pre-war standards by a long-established and proudly independent firm. The genuine wood interior trim, leather seating, cabriolet top with exposed landau bars, rear-hinged doors and running boards combined to present, for one last round, a car redolent of a golden, but forever lost age. The RM was offered during 1948-1951, in 4-door Saloon, Sports Roadster and Drophead Coupe models. Only 502 RM Dropheads were produced, for both home market and export. The RM Series cars were the last 'proper' Rileys. The RMC and RMD being limited edition soft-tops, the latter offered more space following feedback from the RMC, while the latter was a conventional two-door Drophead Coupe, the RMC being a two-door Roadster version of the RMB.
In the current ownership since 1987, this rare RMD Drophead Coupe was registered new in the UK on 14 April 1950 under the registration number JYS 1. This was subsequently removed in December 1987 and the registration RYL 585 issued to the car. Finished in Regal Red with tan interior piped red with red carpeting, it benefits from a retrimmed interior and new carpets, overhauled starter motor and dynamo and comes with a hood cover bag. It is also accompanied by a history file which includes a collection of old MoT certificates, an old buff logbook, current Swansea V5c document together with a collection of trophies.
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