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Riley Pathfinder

Riley and Wolseley developed a new model under the Nuffield Organisation that was launched after the merger of Austin and Morris into the British Motor Corporation. Gerald Palmer developed the cars, the Riley (sometimes called the Riley 'RMH'), was strongly based on the ougoing Riley RMF using its 2443cc 4-cylinder overhead cam engine along with independent front suspension. The Wolseley was launched with more conventional suspension and Austin's 2639cc 6-cylinder Westminster engine. Launched in 1953, the Pathfinder and 6/90 had a troublesome rear suspension that could break and cause the cars to crash, so the Series II in 1957 had leaf springs instead. In 1958 a Riley 2.6litre version was marketed with the BMC 6-cylinder engine in place of the Pathfinder and a body now almost identical to the Wolseley, but few were sold. In 1959 the Wolseley 6/99 Farina model replaced bothe the 6/90 and Pathfinder.

Riley Pathfinder 1955 - badge on boot handle	Riley Pathfinder - badge on front wing	Riley Pathfinder- badge on number plate housing	Riley Two-Point-Six 1957. Badge on bonnet sides	Riley Pathfinder - grille. On the Riley the grille was attached to the bonnet lid and opened with it, whereas on the Wolseley 6/90 the grille was fixed.
Riley Pathfinder. Unlike the sibling Wolseley 6/90, the Riley Pathfinder used its own 2443cc 4-cylinder double overhead cam engine that dated back to the 1920s	Riley Pathfinder 1956. Although both the Riley Pathfinder and the Wolseley 6/90 shared a body by Gerald Palmer , the Riley had a different front, with a bonnet that opened down to the bumper with its grille. It also contained Riley's own 2,443cc twin cam engine in place of the Wolseley six.	Riley Two-Point-Six 1957. Don Hayter (designer of the MGB) created the Riley Two-Point-Six by reworking the Wolseley 6/90 MkIII body. The new Riley lost its deep opening bonnet and now the grille was fixed in place. It also lost its Riley 2,443cc twin engine to be replaced with the same 2,639 c.c. B.M.C. C-type six-cylinder as fitted to the Wolseley 6/90.	Riley Pathfinder - rear lights. The red and the white were factory issue, the orange a later modern edition.	Palmer Pathfinders. Riley Pathfinder and Wolseley Six-Ninety, designed by Gerald Palmer
Riley Pathfinder. Often described as 'the last true Riley', the RMH Pathfinder was developed under the Nuffield Organisation and carried over the engine and front suspension from the Riley RMF, differing from its Wolseley 6/90 sibling.	Riley Pathfinder. The Pathfinder (and Wolseley 6/90) were launched with an almost rectangular rear window, which was enlarged to a lozenge shape for the Series III model in 1957.	Riley Pathfinder 1955. Launched in 1953 the Riley RMH Pathfinder inherited the 2,443cc twin cam 4-cylinder engine from the outgoing Riley RMF, as well as its torsion bar suspension.	Riley Pathfinder 1955. Designed by Gerald Palmer , the Pathfinder shared much of its bodywork with the Wolseley 6/90, although the front of the car had different panels.	Riley Pathfinder 1956 Gerald Palmer's design for the Wolseley 6/90 and Riley Pathfinder so upset Leonard Lord that Palmer left BMC for Vauxhall soon after.
Riley Pathfinder 1956. The Italianate lines of the Riley Pathfinder are thought to have been inspired by Lancia designs	Riley Two-Point-Six. Don Hayter (designer of the MGB) revised the Wolseley 6/90 with a large wraparound rear window to create the MkIII. He then translated this body into the Riley Two-Point-Six, creating almost identical bodies for both cars except for the grilles. Only 2000 Riley 2.6 were sold from 1957-9	Riley Pathfinder. The Pathfinder shared most of its body with the Wolseley 6/90 also designed by Gerald Palmer, although not all the panels were interchangeable and mechanically the cars had different engines and gearboxes.	Riley Pathfinder 1956	Riley Pathfinder - rear wheel. This wheel is suspended on coil springs located on a panhard rod which had a tendency to sheer and cause the car to crash; hence the 'Riley Ditchfinder' nick name. Later Series II cars reverted to leaf springs.
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