RILEY KESTREL/1300

4-door saloon.

Rebadged MG 1100, with walnut veneer and rev-counter. 1275cc engine (58bhp) optional from summer 1967 on MkI; facelifted MKII from October '67 - with Kestrel 1100 continuing as MkII, alongside Kestrel 1300 engine in April '68. Twin-carb 65bhp 1300 engine in April '68; uprated 70 bhp unit and close-ratio 'box come in October 1968 'Riley 1300', deleted July 1969. Pleasant little front-wheel-drive carriage.