RILEY - 9 PRODUCTION FIGURES

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Total Riley 9 Production

Riley 9's were built from 1926 until 1937/8, although towards the end production was a mere trickle! Below are the number of Riley 9 Chassis that left the Factory each year, regardless of bodywork. Numbers in brackets indicate chassis numbers (prefixed by 60 until 1936). Years are Model Years, ie: October of the preceeding year to October of the year indicated.
1927-1930
  • Mk 1
    		• 10006001-601000
  • Mk 2
    		• 1964601001-602964
  • Mk 3
    		• 1328602965-604292
  • Mk 4
    		• 6720604293-6011012
  • Brooklands
    		• 11260/01-60/19
    8001-8093
    Model Years:
  • 1931
    		• 35876011013-c6014600
  • 1932
    		• 33006015000-c6018300
  • 1933
    		• 35506019000-6022550
  • 1934
    		• 35506022601-c6026150
  • 1935
    		• 8006027000-c6027800
  • 1936
    		• 210066x101-2200
  • 1937
    		• 112566x2201-3325
  • 1938
    		• 6766x3400-3466
    Total c29,200

    Model by Model

    The Riley 9 Chassis has accepted more body styles than any other Riley Chassis. Although there are no complete records for how many of each body were built, it is possible to give a rough idea.

    Below is a list of how many of each body were built on the Riley 9 Chassis.

    ModelChassis
    Numbers    		IdentifiedDuplicates?TotalProjected
    AB
    Ascot 960 7 1522 1.0300
    Biarritz 960 132841 1.6470
    Brooklands 960/; 80 3453 87-c112
    Falcon 960 4 15 19 1.0300
    Gamecock 960 5278130 5.11500
    Holbrook 960 2 2 0.130
    Hoyal DHC 960 0 4 4 0.250
    Imp 960 246084 3.3970
    Ulster Imp 960 5 7 12 0.5140
    Kestrel 960; 66K; 67K 6430036415.44500
    Lincock 960 1824 42 1.7500
    Lynx 960 741021768.12400
    March Special60 142034 1.4400
    Merlin 966M; 67M 18218236 9.82900
    Monaco 960 (130)71471430.28900
    'New' Monaco 967Z; 68Zinc abv1661667.62200
    San Remo 960 1 1 2 0.130
    Tourer 9*60 811472289.52800
    Touring Saloon 967C; 68C316 19 0.8240
    Trinity 960 4 4 8 0.3100
    Victor 968V 15 15 0.6170
    2-Seater 960 2116 37 1.7500
    Special 9 4374117--
    Total 25408.6429500

    Notes

  • 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.
  • The 'Percent' Column is the Percent of the cars listed under total for that model.
  • The 'Suggested Total' column is that percentage multiplied by 29400, to give a suggested construction figure. However, it must be remembered that some of the rarer models have survived in greater numbers, while older models (& Briggs Steel-bodied cars) are less likely to have a high survival rate. Therefore, this figure is only a suggestion, and is not claimed to be at all accurate.
  • 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.
  • * These figures include: metal & fabric tourers; sports 4; & WD Tourers.
  • It is suspected that the Imp, Ulster Imp and March models may well have a much higher survival rate than most of the others, due to their competition capabilities. However, this is more likely to reflect on the high selling saloons (Monaco, Kestrel, Merlin etc) than on the lower volume models (Holbrook, San Remo, Trinity etc).