1933 Riley Race Car |The Gentleman's Racer

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3 жыл бұрын

Troy Cooper has a passion for British cars. In his garage is a Sunbeam Alpine, an Aston Martin, and his prized 1933 Riley. Troy found himself intrigued by the open-air, raw feeling of the old gentleman’s race cars and set his sights on acquiring one. He found the car in Britain and imported it to Canada. Troy tells us his story about the car, and we hear from master mechanic, Burton DeGroot who helps keep the car on the road.

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@jeremyliddiard3715 Ай бұрын

A gorgeous car and what a great owner & mechanic!

@chrisflemington819 3 жыл бұрын

A lovely car and thank you for showing it around the world with not only the owners views but also the views of the mechanic who takes great pride in maintaining it.

@CENTERLANE 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. It was great to hear from both Troy and Burton. Burton is a very talented guy and works on a wide variety of cars so it's always good to get his view.

@MrDaiseymay Жыл бұрын

@@CENTERLANE What a wonderful vocation, working with and nurturing these oh so-rare beauties.

@CENTERLANE Жыл бұрын

@@MrDaiseymay Thanks for you comment Philip. Thanks for watching.

@designdrivemotors1825 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Troy and Bruce for Having me On with this very special car!

@CENTERLANE 3 жыл бұрын

Any time Burton! Thanks for being part of it and for connecting me with Troy.

@scotttait2197 Жыл бұрын

Sadly too many classics end up in the hands of wealthy owners many of whoom dont show them so lost to public view ...thanks for sharing this now 90 year old car!

@robatsea2009 3 жыл бұрын

These videos are all highly enjoyable - thank you for doing them!

@CENTERLANE 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment. It's nice to know people enjoy them. Thanks for watching!

@gerhard6105 10 ай бұрын

Nice video and car. Today at a Dutch state car check and import office ( from the RDW), i talked from out my car with a man sitting in a 1931. 4.4 liter 1100kg aluminium carrosserie car. He told me it is a Riley or Rowley, depends on my bad hearing. The steering wheel was right sided and it had a long nose and blue with a lot of patine. The driver and the seat next to him were covered with a cover like a canoe. Very nice car.

@CENTERLANE 10 ай бұрын

thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.

@DavidAWestYYC 3 жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing it.

@CENTERLANE 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David. It defiantly is a rare beauty.

@montumeroe9593 Жыл бұрын

I am here doing research for a short sci fi/ time travel story my protagonist will be driving this car allot.

@Cell1000bc 3 жыл бұрын

Abbotsford, Sumas Mtn. Love this car; I also long for an open wheel, boat tail car.

@annajeannettedixon2453 Жыл бұрын

well my great uncle freddie dixon designed riley engines and gearbox and in 1933 he had 200 bhp out of a riley 1.5 witch he raced at brooklands and montentery france and IOM gp witch he won see pathy news

@bgriffin4341 5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful connection. I've read a lot about Freddie Dixon as I'm currently rebuilding a Riley 9 special. Are you involved with vintage motoring yourself?

@metalman4141 Жыл бұрын

Once upon a time we used to build great cars 😢 🇬🇧

@CENTERLANE Жыл бұрын

It’s good that people are keeping them on the road so we can appreciate them.

@CENTERLANE 3 жыл бұрын

This is a beauty. Have you seen it on the road out there?

@vernonward7094 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car! It sounds better than an AC Cobra :)

@MrDaiseymay Жыл бұрын

and looks better

@daleskidmore1685 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely Riley, enjoyed seeing her. There is a difference between the Horse Power and the Brake Horse Power mentioned. 1hp per 100cc, as mentioned, for tax.

@CENTERLANE 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

@MrDaiseymay Жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining that It's always puzzled me. I was also surprised , but glad, that customs were protecting some of our rare history, but at least, it was to the Commonwealth.

@ginom3034 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful car but a shame that loud music played over the sound of this straight 6 engine.

@annajeannettedixon2453 Жыл бұрын

my great uncle freddies dixion car was the red mugrel he raced and he built the body out of five gallon oil drums get he book the man with a heart of a lion

@CENTERLANE Жыл бұрын

Interesting story. Thanks for sharing.

@Lemma01 Жыл бұрын

Nice. They're not immediately comfortable things to pilot - if that really has 100 bhp (seems very unlikely to me, certainly never heard of that) then it's a largely unguided missile! Personally, I'd lose the yellow lights (French idea) and maybe side-mount the spare to free up space for the picnic basket! Best wishes from England.

@CENTERLANE Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@Nicodemus1971 Жыл бұрын

The Riley 12 four cylinder was regularly tuned for 100hp but in six cylinder form was capable of in excess of 200 hp and was the unit used in ERA race cars, most notably Romulus and Remus two extremely successful GP cars. Riley we’re a marque of car with a racing pedigree up there with Bugatti in their time, and came first in their class and second, third and fourth at Le Mans in 1934 behind a 2.3 litre Alfa Romeo and way ahead of any Bugatti. Would definitely lose the lights too, they’re awful. Nevertheless this car in this is a complete Frankenstein probably based on a saloon.

@Lemma01 Жыл бұрын

@Nicodemus1971 Thanks for your insight; mine's a '33 9 Sports Special, and I doubt we've managed more than 40 bhp...

@mack_titan Ай бұрын

5:06 : UK Gov wanted to review the purchase to make sure they it did not hold any "important to the county's heritage" LOL. The only reason Egyptian pyramids are not in London museum is because they could not ship it. LOL

@suzyolsen4820 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing UK export restrictions would not apply to rusty old Jaguars!

@CENTERLANE 2 жыл бұрын

Suzy, Thanks for watching this episode and I hope you enjoyed it. Please subscribe to my channel to see more.

@MrDaiseymay Жыл бұрын

I'm no expert, but Age, history, and rarity, must come into it

@felipevaltierra3136 6 ай бұрын

Bonito auto,,,,,pero narra mucho el maistro le pone mucha salsa al taco

@asciimation 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, it's a 6 cylinder Riley special, not a production Riley. Nothing wrong with specials, it's still a pre-war car. If he worked on the Sunbeam himself he shouldn't find the Riley that much harder or different. There are no manuals but still enough Riley clubs with people who can explain how they work and the mechanics are fairly straight forward. The most famous pre-war Riley race car is probably the Brooklands. Gooseneck chassis, flat underside and under-slung rear axle makes for a very low to the ground car. The car pictured, WD 3648, is an original Brooklands. I am very slowly building my own replica Brooklands, so that will also be a special when complete.

@CENTERLANE 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your build. Thanks for watching.

@thephilpott2194 2 жыл бұрын

..And it's nice to see someone one the other side of the pond wanting something with a non-synchro gearbox. Just needs a bit of dust and some dead flies on the headlights and it'll be nice and mature! I think to be fair, your painstaking Brooklands build should qualify as a replica- you are building it up to factory standard in every way possible after all.