Riley Kestrel
Riley 'Kestrel' was a brand name applied by the Riley Motor Car Company and its successors the Nuffield Organization and the British Leyland [Motor Corporation] to various of their saloon car models.
In pre-war Rileys, the Kestrel name typically denoted a sporty model with 'fastback' styling. Some of the cars produced in each of the following models received the Kestrel name, which was then revived in 1965 for a badge engineered version of the BMC ADO16:
- 1926-1937 — Riley Nine
- 1934-1935 — Riley 12/4
- 1935-1938 — Riley 1½ Litre
- 1937-1940 — Riley 16 2½-litre
- 1965-1969 — A variant of the BMC ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300)