Riley - Riley Pathfinder
The Riley Pathfinder was the last in the development of the Riley RM series, which was also known as the Riley RMF. Introduced for 1953, it had the Big Four Riley derived 2443cc engine fitted with higher compression giving 110 bhp. The chassis was a unique length in the RM series, being a little longer wheelbase than the 1.5 litre cars, and quite a bit shorter than the 2.5 litre cars, and also had the widest track of all the RM series Riley types. The body was much more up to date looking with a full width body, as had been designed already before the takeover by BMC, and this body style was also used as the basis for the Wolseley 6/90 launched at the same time. One of the faults of the Pathfinder was the the rear coil sprung suspension design which was known to fail, so later on the Pathfinders went to a conventional leaf spring design. The Riley Pathfinder stayed in production until 1957, when BMC model rationalising led to a new Riley model that was based on BMC's 6 cylinder Wolseley.
Tyre size for Riley Pathfinder was originally 6.00x16. We would suggest the radial tyre equivalent for the Riley Pathfinder which is the 185R16 tyre size. See full details of this superb Blockley 185VR16 tyre below:
