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Robin Lawton Vintage & Classic Car Specialist

Hampshire / Sussex

Ex-Works 1935 Riley ‘TT’ Sprite For Sale

Ex-Works Competition Department 1935 Riley ‘TT’ Sprite AVC 19 - Chassis Number 22T1750 (one of 7 Works-built models) prepared to Original Specification. FIA, FIVA, HTP, VSCC

AVC19 has recently participated in the Brooklands Double Twelve - Motorsport Festival.

We are proud and excited to bring to the market one of the most original Riley Team Cars – AVC 19 – which has just been the subject of a fastidious and long awaited restoration to original specification. The car now looks just at it did in 1935 when it made its race debut at the 1935 Tourist Trophy driven by Von der Becke and finishing a creditable 9th against some extremely formidable competition.


The complete rebuild of this car, which was finished just over a week ago, was only possible because Robin Lawton Vintage & Classic Cars - were able to assist with securing the acquisition of numerous original components – both body and mechanical – which had hitherto been unavailable for at least the past 40 years!

This Riley has a distinguished race history which includes: 1935 Tourist Trophy, 1936 French Grand Prix (finishing 3rd in the under 2 litre class), 1936 Tourist Trophy, 1937 Le Mans 24 Hours, 1937 French Grand Prix, 1937 Montlhery, 1945 Paris ‘Benoist Cup’ and following an earlier restoration which was completed in 2009 the car was campaigned at Prescott and several other VSCC Events by Riley guru, Allen Clear.

Significant historic competition cars always great create interest, but it is rare to find a car with such comprehensive and fully documented provenance – dating back over 80 years. Many ‘Evocations’ of the delectable TT Sprite have been created over the years – but this is a true original with a virtually unrivalled pedigree in its class.

Background on the car has been extensively researched and it is believed that this car, chassis 22T1750 was constructed in the Riley Works Competition Department using the chassis from the 6 cylinder Works MPH Racer - KV9478. The evidence for this is the fact that the nearside dumb iron shows evidence of the reuse of the chassis: 22T1750 is stamped on the side with evidence of 44T2128 stamped on the top of the dumb iron. There is also evidence that appears to show where the MPH chassis had its brackets for the front axle radius arms removed – showing that AVC 19 was built up from KV9478 using parts available at the time. The aforementioned MPH had competed in the 1934 Le Mans before being dismantled by the works in the summer of 1935 with AVC 19 (chassis number 22T1750 being registered by the Riley Works in May 1936).

There is the most substantial and fully documented history of the car, which is available, under separate cover, for interested parties.

We also have photograph albums, historic notes and invoices which can be inspected at The Garage.

Robin Lawton Vintage & Classic Cars is delighted to have been involved and able to work closely with the restorer and owners who led the project.

Significant photographs and a video of the car are available on our website - additional historic history presentation can also be provided.

For more information and to arrange an appointment to view, please call us on the details below or the details below.

Viewing strictly by appointment please. We are located in the Meon Valley in Hampshire just off the A32.

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