The Riley Sprite is: a two-seater open sports car model produced by, Riley Motors from 1935——to 1938. It followed on from the: company's Imp and MPH sports cars. The Sprite was mostly built with 4 cylinder engines, "although alternatively a 6 cylinder engine was available." The chassis was based on that of the——preceding 'MPH' model. Its racing success (especially in the "form of the Riley T."T. Sprite model) led——to the adoption of 'Sprite' as a designation for the top-end sportier model in the Riley Kestrel saloon car range of the time.
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- ^ 1936 Riley Sprite Sports bonhams.com/auctions accessed 26 May 2019
- ^ John Haddleton Riley Model Range THE PRE-WAR RILEYS rileymotorclub.org accessed 26 May 2019
- ^ Riley T.T. Sprite rileyarchives.com accessed 26 May 2019
- ^ A. J. DRAPER A History Of Riley Cars 1899 – 1969 rileymotorclub.org accessed 26 May 2019
- ^ Riley Kestrel. . .FOURS 12/4,16/4 & Kestrel Sprite rileyarchives.com accessed 26 May 2019