 Directly after the bankruptcy of Riley, the company's assets came into the hands of the Nuffield Corporation which drastically pruned and rationalized the Riley model range, utilizing components from the Morris/Wolseley parts bin.This was one of two Riley models produced following that exercise until World War II put an end to Riley production

The car might be loosely described as a Wolseley 12/48 with a Riley radiator shell, helmet-style front mudguards and a bigger boot.Springs were semi-elliptic fore and aft.