SOLVED: WTH # 243 - 1975 Citroen Dyane-Riley Special w rear-wheel-drive

[sixtee5cuda]

For one point, tell us what cars contributed to this creation, and approximately when it was finished.

[sixtee5cuda]

Experts?

[richard cuyler]

Undernees zis car zere ees a Traction Avant?

[D-type]

And a soupçon of Riley?

[sixtee5cuda]

Riley and Citroen are involved.  Not Traction Avant, in name or function.

[nicanary]

1975 Citroen Riley Special - based on a 2CV/Dyane chassis and engine, but rear-wheel drive. Some brass-plated Riley parts fitted, although the connection with Riley appears to stop there. It was built in Suffolk by a retired Rolls-Royce engineer.

[sixtee5cuda]

One point to Nicanary for the correct answer.

Some of the bodywork appears to be from a 1929 Riley Sports (if that is the correct name).

[richard cuyler]

If it's rear wheel driven, why does it appear to have driveshafts at the front?

[nicanary]

If it's rear wheel driven, why does it appear to have driveshafts at the front?

I've just re-read the web description, and apparently it's also rear-engined ! Unfortunately there are no photos with the body removed, so it's not easy to understand the engineering.

[sixtee5cuda]

They could be using the driveshafts in front, as part of the suspension.  The sales listings for this car did mention rear-wheel drive.