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RILEY - HISTORY

as Old as the Industry, as modern as the Hour

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Rileys 1896 - 1938/9. The Pre-Nuffield Years.

• The Beginnings of a Marque. 1896-1914.
• The Early Models. 1914-1925.
• Building on Success. 1925-1931.
• There's no Stopping Riley! 1931-1936.
• The end of the Era. 1936-1938/9.

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Rileys 1945 - 1957. The Nuffield Era.

• The RM Years. 1945-1953.
• The last true Riley. 1953-1957.

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Rileys 1957 - 1969. The BMC Years.

• The End of a Great Marque. 1957-1969.

• What if? A little fantasy...
• The Future? As written in 1999