Diecast models
Riley car diecast models
Strictly speaking not all are "diecast" some are tinplate some are plastic or other material.
I own some of these models, the rest are available on line. Please note I do not buy or sell anything, all pictures and information for reference only.
For more detail on models look here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_car
Below - brooklinmodels.com/ incorporating Landsdowne models do quite a lot of models, I have shown just a few :-
Below - 1957 1.5 and a 1958 1.5 Manchester police car under "International Police cars"
Below - 1957 1.5 and a 1958 1.5 Manchester police car under "International Police cars"
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Below - 1935 Adelphi LDM91, 1937 1.5 Continental saloon LMD74 and the 1958 2.6 saloon model number LDM72 sold by both Brooklin and Landsdowne.
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Below - Crossway model cars make a range of interesting RM's , the 1st shown is custom 2 tone blue, the 2nd RMB is a copy of a car in the Heritage motor museum at Gaydon, the 3rd a standard RMB, the 4th a Portsmouth City Police car, the 5th RMB 1951 registration plate TML255 was driven by Tom Dargue in the 1951 Monte Carlo Rally but had to withdraw due to suspension damage in Paris, 4/72 in 2 tone green, 4/68 in florentine blue/white and damask red/cream.
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Below - Danebury mint, they do not make model cars anymore. Around 1980 they made a set of 12 cars "The classic British motor car collection" this 1929 Brooklands was amongst them, it came unpainted with a certificate and information leaflet, they are available hand painted by owners occasionally on ebay.
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Below - D.G. Models - 3 models available from here under the banner D.S (Dinky style), 34 Kestrel, 33 Lynx and a 32 Monaco.
To go directly to the Riley page click here - www.autocraft.plus.com/page9.html
To go directly to the Riley page click here - www.autocraft.plus.com/page9.html
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Below - Base toys make this 1-76 scale Pathfinder in different colours and as a police car.
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Below - www.bachmann.co.uk/ make 1-72 scale models to complement their railway models.
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Below - Bradshaw Model Products B.M.P, for more information look here www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Bradshaw_Model_Products_Ltd this rather poor model is described as a Riley 1.5.
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Below - www.dinkysite.com/# this website covers all sorts about these 2 marques.
Corgi made the RMF Pathfinder - police car with different boxes, a repainted white police car, a restored one in red and a blue one with box.
Corgi made the RMF Pathfinder - police car with different boxes, a repainted white police car, a restored one in red and a blue one with box.
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Below - Dinkey made the RM and called it the 40A or 158 in a variety of colours.
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Below - Gems and Cobwebs based in Redruth, Cornwall but no website, this is the familiar RMH Pathfinder police car and a standard Pathfinder, and Milestone Miniatures which I believe are connected also based in Redruth but no website,1954 RMH Pathfinder. The Hobby database website shows both names linking the 2 and also saying they ceased production in 2008 www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/gems-and-cobwebs-brand and www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/milestone-miniatures-brand?filters[related_to]=2932&filters[in_collection]=all&filters[in_wishlist]=all&filters[on_sale]=all&order[name]=name&order[sort]=asc&page=3&subject_id=2932&subvariants=true&grouped=false
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Below - John Day Models www.johndaymodels.co.uk/ RMD model number SRV03 unpainted as sold and a painted version and a painted and unpainted RMA.
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Below - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_(brand) made 2 x 1934 MPH at different times - one red one blue, the same MPH available in kit form and one mounted on an ashtray.
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Below - matrixscalemodels.nl/products.aspx A Dutch company make a very detailed range of models, you may have to click on the Union Jack on the right hand side of the screen to see the English version of their website, at time of writing (spring 2024) no Riley's on their website but ebay have Elf MkII in blue and grey, seen earlier a 1952 RME.
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Below - Mercator, more famous it seems for model boats, advertised as a Riley special.
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Below - Midlantic models - 1950 RMC Le Mans, website here, limited information though - www.illustramodels.com/midlantic-models/#Other%20Makes
Below - Mikansue sounds like a Japanese company but in fact the name came from the founders Mike and Sue Richardson (Mik an sue).
They made several white metal Riley kits, a 1964 1.5, a 1934 Monaco, a 1930 Brooklands and a 1954 RME, the Monaco picture from here with some Riley ramblings www.maronline.org.uk/rambling-about-rileys/ .
They made several white metal Riley kits, a 1964 1.5, a 1934 Monaco, a 1930 Brooklands and a 1954 RME, the Monaco picture from here with some Riley ramblings www.maronline.org.uk/rambling-about-rileys/ .
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Below - Minimarque - found this interesting post a long time ago on diecast.org/ dated 2009 from Graham Price (does not appear to be there now) :-
"Some of you may have wondered over the years 'what happened to the other models that Minimarque 43 (by the late Richard Briggs) used to produce?'. Well I can reassure those collectors out there that those models i.e. Auburn Cord Duesenbergs etc are slowly coming back into production after a long absence. The models will be manufactured by the original builder (myself) and will be clearly marked on the box as Minimarque 43 by GTA Models. Many of you will not have heard of me before, but some of the earliest work carried out by me was in 1982 for MM43 with the release of MM43's 1955 Chevrolet. Since then I have been a sub contract manufacturer and processor for many well known names in the industry, Minimarque 43, Top Marques, Spacroft, Pathfinder, Crossway, Kenna to name but a few."
Shown below are 1947 RMA, 2 tone RMB, 1948 RMB in grey, 1948 RMB in yellow, RMC in black, 1949 RMC in silver grey, 1948 RMD in blue, 1948 RMD in green and a black MKII 1 point 5.
"Some of you may have wondered over the years 'what happened to the other models that Minimarque 43 (by the late Richard Briggs) used to produce?'. Well I can reassure those collectors out there that those models i.e. Auburn Cord Duesenbergs etc are slowly coming back into production after a long absence. The models will be manufactured by the original builder (myself) and will be clearly marked on the box as Minimarque 43 by GTA Models. Many of you will not have heard of me before, but some of the earliest work carried out by me was in 1982 for MM43 with the release of MM43's 1955 Chevrolet. Since then I have been a sub contract manufacturer and processor for many well known names in the industry, Minimarque 43, Top Marques, Spacroft, Pathfinder, Crossway, Kenna to name but a few."
Shown below are 1947 RMA, 2 tone RMB, 1948 RMB in grey, 1948 RMB in yellow, RMC in black, 1949 RMC in silver grey, 1948 RMD in blue, 1948 RMD in green and a black MKII 1 point 5.
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Below - Mini Replicas - 1935 Kestrel kit
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Below - Motorkits - 1937 Sprite, no information or website that I could find. On the right an assembled and painted model, pictures kindly supplied by Peter Morrell.
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Below - www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/search?q=riley 1:76 and 1:72 scale Kestrel 12/4 and a MKIII Elf in a mixture of colours .
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Below - Pathfinder models who I understand have ceased production made a 1958 Riley 1.5 in 2 colours.
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Below - Penguin / Frog (models) made these plastic wind up cars under the Penguin brand en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_(models) the red one is described as a 1950's RM 11.5 cm long.
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Below - RP models made this but could not find a web site, described as OO scale Pathfinder.
Below - Scale Link www.scalelink.co.uk/ make 3 self assembly kits all shown how they could look assembled, 1928 Brooklands, Monaco and a kit by South Eastern Finecast that can be either an Imp or a MPH depending on which pieces you use.
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Below - Made in China these Siam Di Tella models are replicas of the ones manufactured in Argentina, for more information look here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siam_Di_Tella shown are a 1/43 scale 1960 4/68 and a Taxi from same era.
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Below - Silas Models make a limited edition Riley 4/72 in 3 colours, I have shown the Iris blue/Old English white here and a box for reference (contains a MG).
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Below - Somerville Models - promod-diecast.com/product-category/somerville-model-kits/ now owned by promod-diecast.com/ . Made in 1990 a 1937 Kestrel reg KPM212 is shown and a Kestrel in kit form.
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Below - Summer toys, Hong Kong, plastic pull back friction toys, absolutely nothing like the real thing though!
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Below - Top Marques no website. 1947 RMD in 2 colours.
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Below - Triang / Minic clockwork plastic RM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lines_Bros , The bodywork is plastic about 5" in length. The clockwork mechanism is located high in plastic body, when wound up the car has a front bumper which, when colliding with a solid surface ahead (i.e. your skirting board!) retracts, pushes a similar bumper out of the rear of the car. It then automatically reverses! If it then strikes another solid surface from behind, out goes the front bumper and off it goes forward again! (The rear wheel assembly actually slides back and forth during this action!) Clever clockwork design. I wonder who thought that up? Also a friction driven (hold the car down and pull backwards to wind it up, then let go) RME police car (minus the roof sign)
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Below - Varney Transport Replicas - catalogue and Riley Kestrel kit
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Below - Vitesse made Kestrels and Elfs in a variety of colours.
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Below - A super scratch-built Riley Brooklands. A 1:8 scale model of a Riley Brooklands, scratch-built by B G Swann and signed to the underside, metal construction, finished in green livery, with detailing to cockpit, rolling wheels with solid rubber tyres, measuring 55cm long.
Below - TREVOR WRIGHT TW 1/43 WHITE METAL CAR MODEL: RILEY 1.5 LITRE 1936.
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Below - some models makers unknown. Including Riley engined 1937 ERA model, maker unknown, picture from the archive of the Science museum collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search?q=riley
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