VINTAGE 1936 RILEY 9 'MONACO' SALOON
Original reg. no. CHY 676  Chassis no. 5672330 Engine no. SZ2330
This Monaco 'Six Light' saloon was first registered on 14th September 1936 and is still in very original condition, having never been subject to a full restoration, but maintained and repaired as needed over its 88 years 
and as they say 'It's are only original once'
CHY 676 still retains its original maroon paint and burgundy leather seats & upholstery, 
although a matching replacement headlining and set of carpets have been fitted in the past. 
The later Monaco model had quality fittings including a sun visor, roller blind, rear blind and a sliding sunroof.
Structurally and bodily she is 100% with no rust or rot in the chassis or body panels
Approx 15 yrs ago, she had a full engine overhaul with new shell bearings and total expenditure £2,310. 
The pre-selctor gearbox was also overhauled by a specialist and new clutch fitted
In 2011 a new radiator core was fitted and the wire wheels were refurbished (incl spare).
The twin Solex carbs have been rebuilt with new SU electric pump and fuel lines replaced
Engine starts and runs smoothly with no smoke or noises and gearbox/clutch are in perfect working order
The original Girling- Belumit system is still in place with good brakes & steering
Original headlamps, light fittings, wipers, instruments etc are all working, together with the original 'semaphores'
Sliding sunroof and opening windscreen for summer driving
New battery and all good tyres (incl spare) with jack & tools
 Comes with the original instruction book, numerous receipts, various old MOT's & tax discs, plus the V5C. 
There are a few jobs for the new owner to do if required (eg the front passenger window has come off the runner) but otherwise she is in very good condition considering her advanced age.
Paintwork is rather faded but could be revived
Obviously Historic tax applies and she is MOT exempt

Must be seen to be fully appreciated
Please call 07852890275 or email for appointment to view
Conveniently located on E side of Bristol 
Delivery can be arranged at cost
Model history and some technical details below

The Riley Nine was one of the most successful light cars produced by the British motor industry in the inter war period. It was made by the Riley company of Coventry, England with a wide range of body styles between 1926 and 1938.

The car was largely designed by two of the Riley brothers, Percy and Stanley. Stanley was responsible for the chassis, suspension and body and the older Percy designed the engine.

The 1087 cc four-cylinder engine had hemispherical combustion chambers with the valves inclined at 45 degrees in a crossflow head. To save the expense and complication of overhead camshafts, the valves were operated by two camshafts mounted high in the crankcase through short pushrods and rockers. The engine was mounted in the chassis by a rubber bushed bar that ran through the block with a further mount at the rear of the gearbox. Drive was to the rear wheels through a torque tube and spiral bevel live rear axle mounted on semi elliptic springs.

At launch in July 1926 two body styles were available, a fabric bodied saloon called the Monaco at £285 and a fabric four-seat tourer for £235. The saloon could reach 60 mph (97 km/h) and give 40 mpg-imp (7.1 L/100 km/33 mpg-US). Very quickly a further two bodies were offered, the San Remo, an artillery wheeled basic saloon and a 2-seater plus dickie open tourer and there was also the option of a steel panelling rather than fabric for the four-seater tourer.

After the 1926 launch, Mark 1 production actually started in 1927 at Percy's engine factory, due to some resistance in the main works to the new design. It was such a critically acclaimed success that after less than a thousand cars had been produced the works quickly shut down side-valve production and tooled up for the new Nine in early 1928. This switch to the main factory coincided with several modernisations of the Mark 1 - the cone clutch was dropped, the gear lever and handbrake were moved from the right to the centre of the car and a Riley steering box was adopted becoming the Mark II. The Mark III was a gentle update of the II at the end of 1928, evolving stronger wheels and a different arrangement of rods to the rear brakes.

More body variants were added over the next few years and in 1934 a Preselector gearbox was offered for £27 extra. The range was slimmed down in 1935 to the Monaco saloon, Kestrel streamlined saloon and Lynx four-seat tourer as the works started gearing up for production of the new 12 hp model.

In an attempt to keep costs down Riley entered into an agreement with Briggs bodies to produce a steel (non coach-built) body for a newly designed chassis. This new chassis was introduced in 1936 and incorporated such features as Girling rod operated brakes and a prop shaft final drive for the Nine (though the 12 hp variant retained the torque tube). The Briggs body was named the Merlin and was available alongside the last nine Kestrel variant, also built on the "Merlin" chassis.

The Briggs body evolved through 1937 with a large boot extension to be called the Touring Saloon and an additional body style was added on the same chassis - the higher specified special series Monaco (a completely new design from the previous car). The final version (and last nine model) was the 1938 Victor also available with 1496 cc engine. The Victor had the engine further forward to increase interior room, the battery moved to the engine bay and smaller diameter wheels.

The Riley company was bought by Lord Nuffield in 1938 and Nine production ceased before WW2