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Reliant – other models: the collective page for three-wheeled transporters outside the named series, from the Ant to the Super Van II, 848 cc, four cylinders

Reliant ROBIN 850 VAN
Pictured: Reliant ROBIN 850 VAN

Reliant Motor Company, based in Tamworth, England, was founded in 1935 and specialised in three-wheeled vehicles, which in Britain benefited from lower taxation and simpler registration than four-wheeled cars because of their light weight. This page gathers commercial vehicles outside the named series, from the early Ant through van derivatives based on the Robin and Regal to the Rialto Van and the Super Van II. Reliant built its own all-aluminium four-cylinder engine in-house, used across nearly all the marque's models for decades.

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The register lists seven versions with a constant 848 cc displacement and four cylinders, kerb weights from 390 to 728 kg and gross vehicle weights from 775 to 1,450 kg, at a width of 1,450 to 1,480 mm.

Reliant's three-wheeled vans occupied a niche in Britain between motorcycle combinations and conventional small vans, and were used mainly by tradesmen and small businesses for whom lower taxation and fuel economy were decisive. With the end of Britain's three-wheeler tax class, the concept lost relevance from the 1990s onward.

For a used purchase, the condition of the glass-fibre body and the chassis frame matters most, since the latter is prone to corrosion on older vehicles; the single front-wheel suspension also deserves particular attention. Parts for Reliant's own aluminium engine remain available through specialist clubs in Britain.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Reliant (weitere Modelle)

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5 CWT VAN1967 RIALTO VAN1990 ROBIN 850 VAN1976-1982 SHETLAND VAN1989-1992 SUPER VAN II1971
Cylinders 4 4 4 4 4
Wheelbase 1,930 mm 2,160 mm 2,160 mm 2,160 mm 1,930 mm
Width 1,480 mm 1,470 mm 1,470 mm 1,450 mm 1,480 mm
Unladen weight 395 kg 460 kg 390 kg 728 kg 390 kg
Gross vehicle weight 775 kg 794 kg 794 kg 1,450 kg 775 kg

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