Riley Lynx 1934 #1
by Shirley Mitchell
Title
Riley Lynx 1934 #1
Artist
Shirley Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Riley was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890. The business began as the Bonnick Cycle Company of Coventry, England. In 1890 during the pedal cycle craze that swept Britain at the end of the 19th century. William Riley Jr. purchased the business in 1896 changing the name to The Riley Cycle Company Limited. He remained resolutely opposed to diverting the resources of his bicycle business into motor cars, it was his three sons who borrowed resources to do so. Slowly focus changed to four wheeled vehicle and by 1911 bicycle production ceased. Riley also began manufacturing aeroplane engines and became a key supplier in Britain's buildup for World War I. After the war in 1918 they became sole producers of motor vehicles and grew rapidly through the 1920s and 1930s. The Riley Brooklands was one of the most successful works and privateer racing cars of the late 1920s and early 1930s, particularly in hill climbs and at Le Mans.
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