Old Flame

I wonder where my old flame is now? I often regret selling my Riley 12/4 Special because she simply was "Special". Built by Duncan Ricketts on a Kestrel chassis (22T), the lines of the car were superb from nose to tail. Underneath the bonnet was Riley's invincible 12/4 high cam engine which we breathed on with a higher compression set-up. Fantastic for the road and for the track, I even took BBJ to Le Mans on several occasions, and on a touring holiday with a former girlfriend. And no the car didn't destroy the relationship, although the petrol that leaked into her clothes bag soured the affair for a brief period.
With a pre-selector gearbox, my 12/4 was magic on the hills and the wings could be taken off very quickly so I could run her as a VSCC open wheeled racer. I only wished I had done more of the latter. She was very well balanced both on the circuit and on the road.