RILEY - 16/4 PRODUCTION FIGURES

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Total Riley 16/4 & 16hp Production

Riley 16/4's were built from 1937 until 1939/40, although they were never built in any significant quantity. Below are the number of Riley 16/4 Chassis that left the Factory in each model year, regardless of bodywork.
Model Years:
  • 1938 214
  • 1939 113
    Total 327

    • Model by Model

    Although no precise records remain, it is still possible to collate details of known cars, and so suggest total production figures for each 16/4 model.

    Below is a list of how many of each body were probably built on the Riley 16/4 Chassis.

  • The 'Exist' column is the cars listed in the 1999 Riley Register Membership list.
  • The 'Identified' column is additional cars listed in David Styles book 'As old as the Industry', and others that I have 'found' (in old membership lists / books / photos).
  • The 'Total' column is the previous two added together.
  • It may be noticed that I have not created my own figures for the 16/4's. This is due to the Register already having a record of 55% of the Chassis, and that there are only 3 models that were produced in any number.
  • The 'Register' column is the figure put forward by Vernon Barker in his Riley Register book '16/4 Production Cars'. These take into account the popularity of each model during the crucial 1950's & 60's, when a lot of cars were destroyed upon failing the MOT. (The printed figures work on a mistaken total of 314 vehicles, but the chassis numbers ran from 100-314! I have therefore scaled them down).

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    ModelExistIdentifiedTotalRegister
    Adelphi 16/4 4 102106 110
    Continental 16/41 16 17 20
    Kestrel 16/4 115869 80
    Lynx 16/4 1 - 1 1
    Touring Saloon 16/41 1 1 2 or 3
    Maltby Redfern 16/4 1 - 1 1
    Total 195 214
    16 Saloon 1 16 17 80
    16 DHC - 1 1 15
    16 Kestrel 2 6 8 18
    Total 26 113

  • Rebodied chassis are included in original body style where known, otherwise listed as specials.
  • There are also a few other miscellaneous body styles, where only one example is listed by the register. I have presumed that these are period coach-built bodies, and have not listed them due to space limitations.
  • A 'c' before the total figure indicates known (approx) production figures.