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Wed 21st Jan 2015 4:17pm
Philip - The Reliant Car Company of Tamworth started making three wheeled vans in about 1934. The company's founder had worked for Raleigh who had manufactured three wheeled vans prior to 1934. Legend has it that the owner of the new company had to think of a named starting with 'R' because he had purchased parts branded 'R' from Raleigh when they stopped production. The first Reliant vans had motorcycle type front forks at the front but a conventional steering wheel in the cab. Later the vans and cars developed into the infamous 'Delboy' van of the 1960's and later into the much rounder Robin and Rialto models which some people called Robin Reliants when it should be the other way round. Reliant production ended about 12 years ago but there are still a fair few about. You could drive them on a motorcycle driving licence so they were popular with former motorcyclists. If you have got an hour to spare have a look at 3-wheelers.com which will tell you everything you ever need to know about three wheel vehicles, and a bit more besides. 'Dartcastings' list a version of the early Reliant van in 4mm scale under their reference L2 and a price of £8.10 (is it made of gold?). Hope this helps. Roger |
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Wed 21st Jan 2015 4:21pm
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Helen F
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Wed 21st Jan 2015 6:23pm
Happy sigh, it's looking great Philip. I like the policeman checking out the badly parked van. I saw a lot of bike vans in Italy, they looked a lot of fun. |
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TEKMELF
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Thu 22nd Jan 2015 5:20pm
The Reliant vans bring back happy memories of my time spent working for W. Mead, plumbers of Foleshill Rd. Billy Mead had three of these vehicles, one green ten hundred weight covered van as per picture, and two grey open back five hundred weight vans, which I believe he had specially built. They were all powered by an engine which sat between the seats, and an offset steering wheel The engines were Austin 7 units
The older members of the forum must surely remember seeing them in the Foleshill area, the open back ones would be carrying ladders and roofing ladders, and also plumbing materials. Fond memories. |
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Thu 22nd Jan 2015 11:29pm
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dutchman
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Mon 9th Feb 2015 4:07am
With Riley Square being in the news recently it reminds me that in the 1960s there was shop there which sold Tri-ang model railways. Can anybody remember the name of the shop or what their main business was? Question |
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morgana
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Mon 9th Feb 2015 9:31am
Hoping this might jog some ones memory as I dont know the name but recall a shop in the early 70s selling a few classic toys , I think the shop you mentioned in Riley Square Bellgreen . Comming from Roseberry Avenue up , 2nd or 3rd shop up on the left hand side, a little further up on the opposite side was the green groucers. |
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bohica
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Mon 9th Feb 2015 10:30am
Was it Shepherd's on the corner plot Dutchman? They sold bikes as well. |
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dutchman
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Mon 9th Feb 2015 12:55pm
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