Over the weekend I thought I would have a last run out in the Riley Brooklands before changing the engine over. What a fantastic car she is. Not many in the vintage era can better her 1089ccs for pace and she is peerless when it comes to handling. The only drawback is the cable- operated braking but I hope to improve this over the winter.As an interesting back-to-back I then went out in our MG PB. With a blower she is lively too but not a patch on the Riley Brooklands for handling. The Riley beats the MG hands-down. And perhaps that's where the advantage lies. You literally can put your hand down when sat in the Riley. The Brooklands has a low centre of gravity.
I doubt there are many lower cars from the 1920s. What a joy the Riley Brooklands must have been to the 1920s' sporting driver. From the factory he or she had a car that was a great sports car and with the wings off, a redoubtable racer. It is not surprising that a Riley Brooklands took the Index of Performance at Le Mans in 1934.
I doubt there are many lower cars from the 1920s. What a joy the Riley Brooklands must have been to the 1920s' sporting driver. From the factory he or she had a car that was a great sports car and with the wings off, a redoubtable racer. It is not surprising that a Riley Brooklands took the Index of Performance at Le Mans in 1934.
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