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.{{cite web |url=http://rileymotorclub.org/riley-model-range/ |title=Riley Model Range |website=rileymotorclub.org |access-date=24 May 2019}}

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{{cite web |title=Riley Kestrel. . .9h.p. |url=http://rileyarchives.com/kestrel.html |website=rileyarchives.com |access-date=24 May 2019}}
1934–1935 — Riley 12/4{{cite web |url=http://rileyarchives.com/kestrelfours.html |title=Riley Kestrel. . .FOURS 12/4,16/4 & Kestrel Sprite |website=rileyarchives.com |access-date=24 May 2019}}
1935–1938 — Riley 1½ Litre
1937–1940 — Riley 16 (16/4) 2½-litre
1965–1969 — A variant of the BMC ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300){{cite web |url=https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/reviews/riley/kestrel/ |title=Riley Kestrel (1965 - 1969) |website=classics.honestjohn.co.uk |access-date=24 May 2019}}

File:1934 Riley Kestrel 1100 Saloon at Capel Manor, Enfield, London, England 1.jpg|Riley Nine Kestrel (1934 pictured) {{main|Riley Nine}}

File:Riley 12 4 Kestrel Saloon 1935.jpg|Riley 12/4 Kestrel (1935 pictured) {{main|Riley 12/4}}

File:Riley car, Teignmouth, 15 September 2011 (2).jpg|Riley 1½ Litre (1937 pictured) {{main|Riley 1½ Litre}}

File:Riley 16HP Kestrel (1938) (18562893249).jpg|Riley 16/4 "Big Four" (1938 pictured) {{main|Riley 16}}

File:1967 Riley Kestrel (12381305104).jpg|Riley Kestrel (1967 pictured) {{main|BMC ADO16}}

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