Riley Pathfinder
| Riley Pathfinder | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | BMC |
| Production: | 1953-1957 |
| Class: | FR fullsize car |
| Predecessor: | Riley RMF |
| Successor: | Riley Two-Point-Six |
| Body Styles: | 4-door saloon |
| Engines: | 2.5 L I4 |
The Pathfinder replaced the RMF as Riley's top-line automobile. Designed as the "RMH" just before the 1952 merger of Riley-parent, the Nuffield Organisation, with Austin to form BMC, the Pathfinder is seen as the last proper Riley car. It used Riley's 110 hp (82 kW) 2.5 L (2443 cc) "Big Four" straight-4 engine and used a coil spring rear- and fron-independent suspension.
The body was shared with Wolseley, which sold it as the 6/90. Both cars were launched in 1953, and both were designed by Morris' Gerald Palmer for the Nuffield Organisation before the merger. All Pathfinders featured the front independent suspension from the RMF, but the sophisticated Riley unit of the early Pathfinders was replaced by a conventional leaf spring type in later examples.
The Pathfinder was replaced by the short-lived Wolseley 6/90-derived Riley Two-Point-Six in 1958.
Engine:
- 2.5 L (2443 cc) I4, 110 hp (82 kW)
Categories: Riley vehicles