Reliant
(1950 - 2001)
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Three-wheeled motor vehicles had a large following, especially in England, as they attracted low taxes, affordable insurance premiums and low maintenance costs. In addition, Reliant vehicles with a centrally mounted front wheel could also be driven with a motorcycle license for a long time. The Reliant Regal, which was available as a saloon, convertible and station wagon, was produced between 1953 and 1973. A late Supervan III version was portrayed for this report. The article is supplemented with historical photos and brochures (9x).
Exciting and elegant design does not always have to come from Italy, not even in the 1960s. The Ogle company was one of the trendsetters at the time and, with the Ogle Triplex GTS, it created a shooting brake that anticipated many a design direction and product development. The one-off from 1965 has survived and is now in Switzerland. This vehicle report shows the Ogle Triplex GTS in many pictures and explains how this show car came about in the first place.
A Granturismo sports car with an estate rear end at a reasonable price - something like this had yet to be invented at the end of the 1960s. This is exactly what Tom Karen and Reliant achieved with the Scimitar GTE. Although there had already been a few custom-built "shooting brakes", it was the three-wheeler manufacturer from Tamworth that brought the concept into series production. This article tells the story of the Scimitar GTE and shows it in many current and historical pictures as well as in the sales literature of the time.
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