Argentina built its own version of this Riley as the Siam Di Tella 1500, offered as a two-door pickup nobody in Britain ever saw.
Lead trim: 4/Sixty Eight 1.5 B-Series (1489 cc, 64 bhp)
Riley 4/681959–1961
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FactArgentina built its own version of this Riley as the Siam Di Tella 1500, offered as a two-door pickup nobody in Britain ever saw.
The Riley 4/Sixty Eight was launched in April 1959 as the last of the five B-series BMC Pininfarina-styled cars to be released (10,940 made, 1959–1961), also sold in Spain as the Riley Fordor and in Argentina as the Siam Di Tella 1500 (saloon, station wagon and 2-door pick-up). It used the twin-carburettor 1,489 cc B-Series straight-four in the form familiar from the MG Magnette Mark III, producing 64 bhp, 6 hp more than the similar Wolseley 15/60. It was distinguished from its siblings by the Riley grille on the front and, apart from the MG with which it shared its tail treatment, slightly less acute tail fins; inside, the fascia was relatively well equipped and it was the only one of the five cars with a rev counter as standard, with leather, walnut veneer and pile carpet, priced as the most luxurious of the Farina-styled B-series cars. The Motor tested a car in 1959 at 88.2 mph and 0–60 mph in 18.8 seconds (27.3 mpg, £1,028), and a Times road test reported that the Riley shared a similar specification with the Magnette III but with different styling points and a very full equipment list including a tachometer. It did not affect production of the smaller-bodied 1½-litre One-Point-Five, which continued until 1965.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/Sixty Eight 1.5 B-Series (1489 cc, 64 bhp) | 1959–1961 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 64 hp | — | 18.8 s | — | — | — |
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