RILEY SPECS - NINES

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Chassis Numbers

Many of the specifications pages refer to Chassis Numbers for certain elements of the information. As a result I have felt it necessary to include a page to help decipher the Chassis Number of your car. In many cases, this will also allow you to identify the original engine and bodystyle that the car carried.
The Riley 9 was by far the most popular prewar model Riley ever produced, with nearly 30,000 examples finding homes in 10 years. The model was launched with a choice of saloon (Monaco) or Tourer bodies. The range rapidly expanded, before being completely refreshed in 1933 to form the basis of Riley's body range across all chassis. This comprised the Falcon, Kestrel, Lynx and of course the Monaco. Most subsequent '9' models were scaled down versions of the bodies available on other chassis.
General Specification

Riley 9 Monaco 4-door Saloon. (1926-29)
Riley 9 4-Seater Tourer. (1926-27)
Riley 9 San Remo (1927-29)
Riley 9 2-Seater. (1928-30)
Riley 9 4-Seater. (1928-30)
Riley 9 Biarritz 4-door Saloon. (1928-32)
Riley 9 Brooklands 2-door Sports Car. (1928-32)
Riley 9 Sports Four. (1928)
Riley 9 Special 4-Seater Tourer. (1929-30)
Riley 9 Plus 4-Seater Tourer. (1930-31)
Riley 9 Plus 2-Seater Coupe. (1930-31)
Riley 9 Plus WD Tourer 4-door Tourer. (1930-31)
Riley 9 Plus Biarritz ˝-panel 4-dr Saloon. (1930-31)
Riley 9 Plus Monaco 4-door Saloon. (1930-31)
Riley 9 Plus-Ultra 2-Seater DHC. (1931-32)
Riley 9 P-U WD Tourer 4-door Tourer. (1931-33)
Riley 9 P-U Monaco Fabric 4-door Saloon. (1931-32)
Riley 9 P-U Monaco ˝-panel 4-dr Saloon. (1931-32)
Riley 9 Ascot 2-seater Coupe. (1932-34)
Riley 9 Gamecock 2/4-seater Sports. (1931-33)
Riley 9 Lincock 2-seater FHC. (1932-34)
Riley 9 Trinity 4-seater DHC. (1932-34)

Production Figures

Riley 9 Falcon 4-door Saloon. (1933)
Riley 9 Kestrel 4-door Fastback Saloon. (1933-35)
Riley 9 Lynx 2-door 4-seater Open Tourer. (1933)
Riley 9 March (Special) 2/4-seater Sports. (1933-34)
Riley 9 Monaco 4-door Saloon. (1933-35)
Riley 9 Falcon Special-Series 4-door Saloon. (1934)
Riley 9 Imp 2/4-seater Open Tourer. (1934-35)
Riley 9 Lynx 4-door 4-seater Open Tourer. (1934-35)
Riley 9 Ulster Imp 2-seater Sports. (1934-35)
Riley 9 Merlin 4-door Saloon (1935-37)
Riley 9 Kestrel 4-door Fastback Saloon. (1936)
Riley 9 Monaco 4-door Saloon. (1936-37)
Riley 9 Touring Saloon. (1937)
Riley 9 Victor 4-door Saloon. (1938)

Specials and Coachbuilt

Riley 9 Gloucester Special 4-setaer Tourer. (1933)
Riley 9 Holbrook Tourer.
Riley 9 Hoyal.
Riley 9 Treen.
Riley 9 Roebill.