Introduction

This website is designed for those with an interest in the history, production and ownership of the Riley One-Point-Five.

Introduced in November 1957 - six months after its sister car the Wolseley 1500 - the One-Point-Five can claim to be the first real 'hot hatch'! Offering small car attributes with a powerful engine and luxury fittings (leather and wood!). When production ended in April 1965 production ran to nearly 40,000 units. Today relatively few survive.

What follows is a brief explaination of the history and development of these little cars, along with some of the racing achievements and modifications that current owners can carry out. We have also included  is a full list of the specifications for the car and details of changes made during the 8 years production run. Finally there is a gallery for One-Point-Fives, where any contributions are more than welcome.

Guy Symons on The Rally of the Tests 2006.

One-Point-Five Register:-

At the end of 2007 a register was started to record all known One-Point-Fives. For further details click on this link to our '1.5 Register' page.  

Website content:-

• History - a brief look at the history of Riley and the One-Point-Five.
• Specifications - technical and performance details of the cars.
• 1.5 Register - details and updates of the register that was initiated in 2007.
• Ownership - a look at the buying, maintaining and modifying of a One-Point-Five.
• Racing/Rallying - a history of the competition successes.
• My own 1.5 - brief history of my own Riley.                                                                                    Alan Hutcheson at Aintree 1962
• Gallery - various pictures of the cars.
• Favourite Links - various useful and interesting car related websites. 

For those wishing to contact us, then please use our e-mail address, which is info@riley-one-point-five.co.uk . Alternatively there is an active forum, run by the Riley Motor Club, which caters for One-Point-Five owners and enthusiasts. Visit at .... Riley Motor Club

  Advertising 1950's style!

The Boring bit.....

This is a personal website and is not linked in anyway to the Riley Motor Club or any other official bodies or businesses. The photos used on this website have been taken from a number of sources, which I have acknowledged where posible. Apologies are given to anyone who feels their picture has been used without prior permission. Contact me and I will remove that photo if required.

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