Post by Harris on May 16, 2016 23:02:19 GMT
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My name is Derek Cowen & I have 5 Riley Hub Caps (or that's what I
think they are??) which I would like to know more about & I was hoping
that you may be able to shed some light on them.
They are made of brass & 19 cms in diameter - photos attached.
I sent all the information to The Riley Club of Victoria in Australia &, following
a Rally, the very helpful President sent me this information.........
Hi Derek,
"I’ve just returned from the combined Riley clubs National Rally based at Merimbula in NSW over the past week. I have spoken with quite a few experts in matters Riley covering the veteran, vintage and PVT eras. Not one could identify the objects in the photographs. I also took the photos to the meetings of the 160 plus members attending and ran a competition to identify the objects, with the prize for the winner of a very good bottle of Brand’s Laira Cabernet Sauvignon. Fortunately for me - my family will be enjoying that bottle of red as we celebrate mothers day today.
The best theory that was raised independently by a couple of the experts was that the caps were made by an enthusiast for his/her particular Riley at some stage of its life, although it was thought they would look clumsy on the wire wheels. Most pre-war Rileys were fitted with wire wheels, not the centre-lock type but fixed by five studs. The hubcaps were flimsily affairs on the earlier models peened over from inside the wheels, whilst the very late wheels had large hubs with caps fixed by a centrally positioned bolt passing through the cap, which I thought they were at my second guess, but owners of these cars are saying no to that idea.
So I’m sorry but these caps have beaten the best of our experts from all over Australia.
Kind regards,"
I would very much appreciate it if you could be of some assistance from The UK.. Please don't hesitate to ask if further information
is required.
Regards - Derek
My name is Derek Cowen & I have 5 Riley Hub Caps (or that's what I
think they are??) which I would like to know more about & I was hoping
that you may be able to shed some light on them.
They are made of brass & 19 cms in diameter - photos attached.
I sent all the information to The Riley Club of Victoria in Australia &, following
a Rally, the very helpful President sent me this information.........
Hi Derek,
"I’ve just returned from the combined Riley clubs National Rally based at Merimbula in NSW over the past week. I have spoken with quite a few experts in matters Riley covering the veteran, vintage and PVT eras. Not one could identify the objects in the photographs. I also took the photos to the meetings of the 160 plus members attending and ran a competition to identify the objects, with the prize for the winner of a very good bottle of Brand’s Laira Cabernet Sauvignon. Fortunately for me - my family will be enjoying that bottle of red as we celebrate mothers day today.
The best theory that was raised independently by a couple of the experts was that the caps were made by an enthusiast for his/her particular Riley at some stage of its life, although it was thought they would look clumsy on the wire wheels. Most pre-war Rileys were fitted with wire wheels, not the centre-lock type but fixed by five studs. The hubcaps were flimsily affairs on the earlier models peened over from inside the wheels, whilst the very late wheels had large hubs with caps fixed by a centrally positioned bolt passing through the cap, which I thought they were at my second guess, but owners of these cars are saying no to that idea.
So I’m sorry but these caps have beaten the best of our experts from all over Australia.
Kind regards,"
I would very much appreciate it if you could be of some assistance from The UK.. Please don't hesitate to ask if further information
is required.
Regards - Derek