Riley 16

The Riley 16 hp is a car made by the British Riley company from 1937 to 1940. It slotted into the Riley range immediately below the 18 hp V8 model and, announced in September 1937 for the Earls Court Motor Show, became one of the two genuine Riley models in the rationalised range that followed the 1938 takeover by the Nuffield Organization. It had a 2443 cc straight-four engine with twin cams and an SU carburettor that developed 82 bhp, a four speed manual transmission and a top speed of around 80 mph. The chassis was a lengthened version of the one used on the Riley 12 hp introduced at the same time, and the 1939 and 1940 cars were offered as a standard saloon, a Kestrel fastback saloon or a drophead coupe.