Orig. 1949 RILEY auto brochure ROADSTER, COUPE & SALOON w/owner guarantee card

Description

Original 1949 RILEY MOTORS owner's guarantee card with advertising brochure showing ROADSTER, COUPE & SALOON models with DRAMATIC ILLUSTRATIONS
This is an original automobile advertising brochure for Riley Motorcars from England that was printed in July of 1949. The brochure was given to new owners of the car along with several other items as evidenced by the printing on the cover of the envelope the brochure came in (see first photo).  The items pictured in my first photo were all inside the brown envelope and are all included in this listing. The items given to the car's new owner were: the full-line brochure; guarantee card which was to be filled out by the new owner and returned to the manufacturer; a small blue booklet containing stickers (printed in nine different languages which are all still in the booklet) which were to be affixed to the windshield of the car to warn the driver of the "run-in" speeds in each gear; and an advertising blotter for Apollo car polish which was used at Riley to polish the new owner's car.
The brochure doesn't say if these are 1949 or 1950 model cars; all I know is that the brochure was printed in July of 1949.    It is a full-line brochure showing all of Riley's luxury cars: the 1.5 litre Saloon, 2.5 litre Saloon, the 2.5 litre Drophead Coupe and the 2.5 litre 3-seater Roadster.
The brochure is filled with beautiful full-page b&w illustrations of the cars in dramatic locations such as under brooding storm clouds or at night in front of ominous looking trees with the car's headlights on.
The 20-page brochure is in excellent condition with only some minor folds and marks on the surface. The envelope is torn in various spots and is not in good condition but the three additional items are all in excellent shape.  Please use the photos to judge the condition of the items.
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SHIPPING:
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PAYPAL PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
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Additionally (for both domestic and international purchasers), if you pay for the item using PayPal, there are two Priority Mail services I cannot offer, their Flat-Rate Envelope and Small Flat-Rate Box. Neither of these two services are trackable (or insurable), and they are therefore against PayPal and eBay's rules.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
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