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Riley 12/4 Lynx. (1934-35)

1935 Riley 12/4 Lynx (DPD503)

1935 Riley 12/4 Lynx (NJ6176)
Photo courtesy of Thierry Donnart

The Lynx was the third and final bodystyle offered on the original 12/4 chassis. Whilst not selling as well as the saloon models, a substantial number were nevertheless produced. As with the Falcon and Kestrel, a revised verison of the Lynx continued to be offered on the new 1½ Litre chassis from late 1936.

The body was based on the larger, 4 door tourer used on the 6 cylinder cars, rather than the early 2-door as built on the 9 Lynx. As with all Lynxes, the front doors were cut away at the top, with canvas flaps attached to the weather screens for poor weather. An easy way to differnetiate between this and the later lynxes is that the early cars never originally had bumpers (although some will have been retro-fitted). They also had the original black radiators, rather than the later mesh or chrome slat grilles. Approximately 200-300 were built.

Chassis Types: 22T