The principal object of our Club is to ensure the continued use of RM series Rileys through the provision of spares. We are extremely proud of our spares service, which we feel is second to none in the old car movement.

You are probably wondering about the significance of RM in our title. During the period of the production run of post-war Rileys, the letters RM (for Riley Motors) with an alphabetical suffix (denoting the model) were applied to the model as a means of identification:

Approximately 23,000 cars were produced in the series RMA - RMF of which about 500 were Roadsters and a further 500 Dropheads. The final car of the series and the only one with a name was the Pathfinder, or RMH of which approximately 5000 were produced.

During the 1960's the spares which were available from the manufacturers began to dry up, and those of us who were running RMs were beginning to have difficulties in obtaining even fairly mundane parts. Then in 1969 two fellow Riley owners, John Byron and James Atkinson had the foresight to start the Club, which now has a membership of over 1700 spread all over the world.

More information about production statistics is available at Phil Soden's excellent Rileys in Australia web site.

Spares

We have adopted throughout the attitude that Rileys should be used, and our spares policy has over the years been to make this possible. The Club is continually increasing the range of spares held and, where a demand exists, has arranged the remanufacture of many parts. A list of some of the spares the Club stocks and can supply by return-of-post to Club members can be found here.

Regalia

There is a wide range of items available from clothing to lapel badges, all branded with the RRMC logo. Recent additions include a CD-ROM of all the club magazines which saves a lot on storage space!

RMemoranda - the RRMC magazine

In addition to our spares service, there is a wonderful and informative Club magazine, RMemoranda, which is printed and sent to members eight times a year. We are proud of the quality of this magazine which contains technical articles, information on social activities, and details of spares, as well as advertising pages in which one can buy and sell cars or parts.

Club Insurance Scheme

The RRMC is fortunate in having a dedicated insurance scheme, only available to members – it is highly competitive and helps keep annual  costs sensible!

Technical Advice

The RRMC has a number of technical advisers to assist with problems. and a registrar / archivist with records covering the majority of cars still in existence.

Archive and Vehicle Registrar Database

The RRMC maintains an extensive archive related to Riley cars of ‘our’ period, in addition to which, a massive database now exists detailing all RM cars about which any information is known. This has proved a fascinating resource, as a number of articles the Database manager supplies to RMemoranda has shown. The database manager welcomes further information about your present or former Riley RMs - please look at our Census page.

Online Forum

The RRMC online forum is for club members only. A vibrant community of some 300 members share ideas, ask questions, answer what they can - all under the friendly eyes of a few club experts who help ensure no ‘sloppy’ techniques are proposed.

Events

On the social front, there are monthly meetings in most parts of the country (see events listing), a good number of regular events (like the Pennine and Welsh Weekends) and of course, our annual National Rally, which is held in a different venue every year – Marlborough 2005.

Membership is open to all owners and enthusiasts of the Riley RM series motor cars made between 1946 and 1957, and is also open to owners of pre-war Nuffield Rileys and those post-war Healeys using Riley mechanical parts.

A prerequisite of running and enjoying an RM Riley is the Riley RM Club.

The Riley RM Club is for you:

a.      If you are or intend to become a Riley RM owner or just love Rileys.
Many people join the club first and hear of cars becoming available from other members - a safer way to start ownership.

b.      If you need spare parts. the club holds very large stocks of new and second hand spares and specialises in RMs.
It is non profit making - any surplus is ploughed into new spares projects.

c.      If you need advice. The club advisors and other members are only too pleased to help.
The club sells instruction books, workshop manuals etc.

d.      If you enjoy the social activities connected with car clubs, meetings, day trips, rallies and a sense of belonging and sharing your interests.

e.      If you are an enthusiast and want to keep the 'Riley' name alive.

 

For information on How to Join click here

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