RILEY MOTOR CARS -
14/6 Specifications
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Brief History
The 14/6 was introduced to replace the ageing sidevalve 11.9 and 10.8 (11/40) models. It was designed along the same lines as the highly successful Nine engine, essentially being 'a 9 and a half'. The initial Bodies available were the Saloon and Tourer (both later renamed Alpine), and the Stelvio and Deauville Coachbuilt Saloons. From 1933 these were slowly replaced by the new Kestrel, Falcon and Lynx, as well as the more upmarket Winchester and Edinburgh models. Various other bodies were made available, although few seem to have been built.The 14/6 survived until 1935, when it was progressively replaced by the 15/6, itself just a bored-out version of the same block. In the meantime, many other capacity engines had been built from the same block, including a 12/6 used in production cars. The majority of the others were specifically used to enter various racing categories, and even after Riley officially withdrew from motor sport, these engines continued to be available to third parties.