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Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire
Viewing: dinsdag 17 maart 2026 vanaf 12. 00 uur
Auction: woensdag 18 maart 2026
Location: Kelham Hall Main Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX
1949 Riley RMB 2, 5 liter
Geen reserve
Registration No: JHP 344
Chassis No: 59S4936
MOT: Vrijgesteld
A genuinely delightful example that has been subject to a previous bare-chassis restoration
In the custodianship of just two owners until 2021
Described by the vendor as being in 'very fine' mechanical fettle
Retains its handsome original leatherwork which has received some recent attention
Introduced in 1946 as a ‘big brother’ to the 1. 5 litre RMA, the Riley RMB featured a larger 2. 5 L (2443 cc) "Big Four" engine with twin SU carburettors, starting with 90 hp (67 kW) but increasing to 100 hp (75 kW) for 1948 with a 95 mph (153 km/ h) top speed. Body-wise, the RMB was a lengthened RMA, with a wheelbase of 6. 5 in (165 mm) longer and overall length a full 7 in (178 mm) longer, and was underpinned by the same advanced chassis design complete with independent torsion bar front suspension, rack and pinion steering and hydro-mechanical four-wheel drum brakes. The RMB was replaced by the RMF for 1952 after 6, 900 examples had been made. A car tested by The Motor magazine in 1949 had a top speed of 90 mph (140 km/ h) and could accelerate from 0–60 mph (97 km/ h) in 16. 8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 19. 6 miles per imperial gallon was recorded. The test car cost £1224 including taxes.
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