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ORIGINAL RILEY BROOKLANDS CHASSIS VERIFIED IN HAND WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH BARBARA FARQUHAR ,THE FOREMOST AND UNDISPUTED EXPERT ON RILEY BROOKLANDS .THIS BROOKLANDS WAS SUPPLIED TO COX`S MOTOR COMPANY,BRIDGE STREET OF CAMBRIDGE ON THE 17TH DECEMBER 1929 AND THIS IS CONFIRMED IN A BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE TRUST CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
THE CHASSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OVERHAULED BUT MAINTAINS ALL IT`S ORIGINALITY.ONLY ONE CROSS MEMBER HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT EVEN THIS HAS THE ORIGINAL END MOUNTINGS ON TO THE CHASSIS RAILS WITH ONLY THE CENTRE SECTIONS BEING REPLACED.
CHASSIS NUMBER 8060 HAS BEEN RECENTLY MOT`D AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH A REGISTRATION NUMBER BY THE TIME OF SALE,THE ORIGINAL HAVING BEEN LOST IN THE MISTS OF TIME. COUNTY ARCHIVISTS IN CAMBRIDGE ADVISE THAT IN ALL PROBABILITY THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD A `VE` PREFIX.
RUNNING GEAR
THE STEERING COLUMN IS ORIGINAL RILEY BROOKLANDS AND CAME WITH THE BODY.IT HAS THE CORRECT EARLY CONTROL LEVERS AND ORIGINAL 3 SPOKED RILEY STEERING WHEEL.THE FRONT AXLE IS POLISHED AS WAS OFTEN THE CASE FOR RACING AND THE BRAKE DRUMS ARE LIGHTENED AND DRILLED AS ARE THE REAR HALF SHAFTS, HUBS AND BRAKE SHAFTS.
DASHBOARD.
A DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE PAINSTAKING RESTORATION AND CONTAINS ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTATION INCLUDING ROTAX SWITCHPANEL, CLOCK,AMMETER,WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE,SPEEDOMETER AND 6 INCH JAEGER REVCOUNTER. ALL HAVE BEEN RESTORED BY A WELL KNOWN EXPERT IN THE FIELD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CLOCK.
ENGINE AND GEARBOX.
THE ENGINE IS A WORKS ENGINE AND IS ONE IF NOT THE LAST TO BE BUILT BY NEV FARQUHAR,PROBABLY THE MOST EXPERIENCED FETTLER,RESTORER AND RACER OF RILEY BROOKLANDS IN POST-WAR YEARS.IT IS MODIFIED IN ORIGINAL PRE-WAR STYLE WITH MANY LIGHTENED PARTS INCLUDING ROCKERS,CRANKSHAFT WHICH IS BEAUTIFULLY COUNTERBALANCED. NON STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE STRENGTHENING WEBS,EXTERNAL OIL SYSTEM AND LARGE OIL PUMP ETC.
THE ENGINE STARTED ALMOST INSTANTLY ON THE TEST BED AND GAVE EXCELLENT OIL PRESSURE AND AFTER AN HOUR OR TWO OF BEDDING IN GAVE EXCELLENT RESULTS AS ONE WOULD EXPECT.
THE ENGINE CAME FROM GEORGE SLATER,WHO WAS T C HARRISON`S MECHANIC AFTER THE WAR ,ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN TCH`S EXPLOITS WITH RILEYS AND ERAS.IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THE ENGINE WAS A RACE ENGINE SUPPLIED TO GEORGE SLATER FROM THE RILEY FACTORY AND BELONGING TO F W (FREDDIE)DIXON .ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE IS INCLUDED IN THE SALE TO CONFIRM THIS AND THE ENGINE WAS PROVIDED AT 12:1 COMPRESSION RATIO. INTERESTINGLY THIS ENGINE WAS SOLD TO SLATER ONLY BECAUSE THE ONE HE WANTED HAD BEEN SOLD ON BUT A LETTER QUOTES:
? WE VERY MUCH REGRET THAT THE OTHER ENGINE WAS SOLD WHEN WE RECEIVED YOUR LETTER BUT THE DIXON ENGINE SHOULD BE JUST AS GOOD. AT ANY RATE DIXON MADE THESE CARS GO A LOT FASTER THAN ANYONE ELSE?
THE ENGINE WAS SUPPLIED WITH 4 AMAL CARBS AND ALTHOUGH FITTED PRESENTLY WITH TWIN SU`S FOR EASE OF TUNING AND OPERATION 4 AMAL CARBS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE CAR .IN ADDITION A NEWLY OVERHAULED BTH MAGNETO THAT CAME WITH THE ENGINE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED , A MAGNETO/DISTRIBUTOR/COIL CONVERSION BEING PRESENTLY INSTALLED.
A 4 BRANCH EXHAUST SYSTEM SPECIALLY FOR RACING HAS BEEN FABRICATED ALONG THE LINES OF THE ONE OUTLINED AGAIN IN ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. THE REST OF LETTER OUTLINES BROOKLANDS TECHNICAL ENGINE SPECIFICATION FOR REFERENCE.
THE GEARBOX IS THE TYPE THAT WOULD BE ORIGINALLY FITTED TO A BROOKLANDS,NAMELY A 4 SPEED SILENT 3RD TYPE FITTED WITH CLOSE RATIO GEARS.THIS ALSO WAS OVERHAULED ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS OWNERS BY THE LATE, GREAT BROOKLANDS AFFICIENADO,NEV FARQUHAR.
BODY
UNDOUBTEDLY THE MOST ORIGINAL AND IMPORTANT RILEY BODY TO BE OFFERED ON THE OPEN MARKET. BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BUT LANGUISHING IN THE BACK OF A WORKSHOP FOR MANY A LONG YEAR THIS IS THE BODY FROM RILEY BROOKLANDS VC 8304 ,WINNING CAR DRIVEN BY WHITCROFT IN THE 1932 ARDS TT AND WINNER OF THE INDEX OF PERFORMANCE IN THE 1933 LE MANS DRIVEN BY VON DER BECKE AND PEACOCK .
THIS ARDS AND LE MANS TT BODY ACQUIRED WITH CHASSIS 8060 BY THE LATE PETER CATT
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Derivative: Condition: 60+ Good Year: 1929 Ad Type: For Sale Private or Trade: Trade Ad Keywords: Riley Brooklands |
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