58L-Y8 2,135 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) For Sale: 1953 Riley Drophead - $9,500 - Leesburg VA - Price Reduced to $8,000 - 1-25-'21 - see below for link. 1953 Riley Drophead - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive... (craigslist.org) 1953 Riley Drophead. Rough car in need of complete restoration. Car looks better in the photos than it is. Terrible paint and body work. Car is complete. $9500.00 NO TITLE . Sold on bill of sale. Contact: no phone listed. Copy and paste in your email: e2e9d016908f3e87a6d83357fb27ae3f@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1953 Riley Drophead. Edited January 25 by 58L-Y8 Price reduction to $8,000 (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 5,997 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I have always liked these. Yellow and no title will make this harder to sell. Link to post Share on other sites
Fossil 570 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Left hand drive is a plus. Link to post Share on other sites
lhend50 19 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I know nothing about these cars. Is it normal for the gauges to be on the right and the steering wheel on the left, or has this car been converted to left hand drive? Link to post Share on other sites
daniel boeve 96 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 51 minutes ago, lhend50 said: I know nothing about these cars. Is it normal for the gauges to be on the right and the steering wheel on the left, or has this car been converted to left hand drive? The ones that have been sold new in Belgium all had LHD. Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 5,997 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 All American delivery cars were LHD. I have paid attention to these for years and have never seen a RHD in the US. I'm sure they are around but there are lots more of LHD here. Link to post Share on other sites
auburnseeker 4,983 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Wonder how bad it really is? Paint may be terrible for concourse, but it's alot better than some paint jobs I have seen. I didn't see any cracking or lifting. Wet sand and buff. If the floors aren't rotten, detail it up and get it running. Not sure what good ones sell for. Link to post Share on other sites
1912Staver 1,406 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Great cars, but as far as I know a wood, body structure. So rough ones { like this one seems to be according to the seller } means a very big rebuild. If profit is the goal this is probably the last car a person would want to be involved with. Strong club support. Greg Link to post Share on other sites
C Carl 2,041 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 5 hours ago, lhend50 said: Is it normal for the gauges to be on the right .................. Instrument panel is dead center. See the positional relationship with windshield center division and wiper switch. Old leather and wood interior looks so good I can almost smell it from the pictures. - Carl 1 Link to post Share on other sites
58L-Y8 2,135 Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Price Reduced to $8,000 - 1-25-'21: 1953 Riley 2.5 Drophead - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Link to post Share on other sites
gungeey 221 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I would think that emergency brake lever could hurt. Link to post Share on other sites
John Bloom 384 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Not the project for me, but I can certainly see why someone with more skill and experience than me might bite. If this could be the end product, it is very attractive. Link to post Share on other sites
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