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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 121984 1950 Riley 2 1-2 litre four door saloon.jpg en 1950 Riley 2 1/2 litre four door saloon The Riley 2 1/2 litre RM series saloons combined a sporting drive and comfortable wood-and-leather interior with an elegant but old-fashioned body The body was made using the pre-WW2 technique of steel panels over a wooden frame and the fixed roof was covered in fabric - the payoff being a low centre of gravity for good cornering The 2443cc four cylinder engine while also a pre-war carryover had twin camshafts and developed 90 bhp Riley built their first car in 1898 and became part of William Morris's Nuffield Group in 1938 but remained quite individual in their design This photograph was taken at New Farm Park in Brisbane 1950 handle 10462/deriv/109609 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Contributor s Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Automobiles of Australia New Farm Queensland 1950 in Queensland Black and white photographs Riley 2½ RMB saloon 1950 | ||||
