Riley Other 1928 (98) Fabric bodied older restoration 4Door

A charmingly mellowed Riley Monaco in regular light use just two owners for many decades sympathetically restored about 35 years ago nice period literature , the Riley Nine was the lightest, fastest sports car in its class in the late 1920s and was produced in a bewildering number of varieties, The popular Monaco saloon model was sold from 1926 until 1932 with a fabric covered body, changing to a more conventional aluminium skin from 1933. Light, stylish and comfortable, these small saloons remain everpopular as they combine sprightly performance with good handling and a ready supply of affordable spare parts.First registered in Kent in May 1928, this charming fabricbodied Monaco suggests that it was supplied new via Boom & Porter Ltd Old registration documents imply that it was owned for decades by a Mr AJ Woolnough of Kings Lynn who finally sold it to a Mr T Cook of the same town in April 2001 who was to keep it for the next 24 years.An old tax disc shows that it was on the road in 1976 and an old MOT indicates a mileage of 58,375 in July 2001 while an online check shows it was regularly tested from 2006 2012. The odometer currently shows 61,000 miles so it has clearly been in light regular use. This Riley has been subject to much careful preservation over the years and was sympathetically restored in the late 1980s early 1990s. The fabric body has been renewed with the correct materials and the interior trim is sound with a pleasant original feel to it. Modern indicators have been fitted as a necessary safety feature for modern driving. The car gallops along nicely for a machine of this age and has good oil pressure and sound tyres. The wings and bonnet have been repainted at some stage and still present well. full of character and is a nice thing to drive or just to sit in and enjoy its ambience.There are a couple of invoices for routine service items over the last 20 years or so but nothing of any significance. However it does have a nice assortment of technical literature, period parts brochures, an original lubrication chart and some Riley Register magazines, some of which are pictured here.There's even a September 1967 issue of the Peterborough Evening Telegraph for some reason , , this nicely mellowed Monaco has been running and driving nicely