The Riley Sprite is a two-seater open

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model produced by

Riley Motor RileyInformation extracted from ''Notice issued in compliance with the Regulations of the Committee of The Stock Exchange, London'' (with regard to the issue of 150,000 Preference Shares of £1 each on 17 January 1934). :The Company was incorpo ...

s from 1935 to 1938. It followed on from the company's

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and MPH sports cars.1936 Riley Sprite Sports
''bonhams.com/auctions'' accessed 26 May 2019 The Sprite was mostly built with 4 cylinder engines, although alternatively a 6 cylinder engine was available. The chassis was based on that of the preceding 'MPH' model. Its racing success (especially in the form of the Riley T.T. Sprite model) led to the adoption of 'Sprite' as a designation for the top-end sportier model in the

Riley Kestrel Riley 'Kestrel' was a brand name applied by the Riley Motor Car Company and its successors the Nuffield Organization and the British Leyland Motor Corporation to various of their saloon car models.saloon car A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. The first recorded use of the word "sedan" in reference to an automobile body occurred in 19 ...

range of the time.Riley Kestrel. . .FOURS 12/4,16/4 & Kestrel Sprite
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{{Reflist Sprite Cars introduced in 1935 Rear-wheel-drive vehicles