Reliant Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1935

Tamworth's British maker of three-wheelers and fibreglass specials (1935–2002) — the Robin and Regal trikes, the Scimitar GTE sporting estate, and the Bond Bug.

Models

Regal

Reliant's long-running three-wheeled economy car — the fibreglass-bodied 3/25 and 3/30, and the Trotters' van from Only Fools and Horses.

Three-wheeler · 1953–1973
Robin

Reliant's best-known three-wheeler — a fibreglass economy trike built in three runs from 1973 to 2002, and the second-most-produced fibreglass car after the Corvette.

Three-wheeler · 1973–2002
Rialto

A restyled, squared-off development of the Robin three-wheeler, sold through the 1980s and into the mid-1990s.

Three-wheeler · 1982–1996
Bond Bug

The wedge-shaped, tangerine-orange two-seat fun trike — a Reliant-built Bond, styled by Tom Karen of Ogle Design.

Three-wheeler · 1970–1974
Kitten

A four-wheeled economy car based on the Robin — a fibreglass-bodied 848 cc saloon and estate.

Economy car · 1975–1982
Fox

A four-wheeled utility vehicle on Kitten mechanicals — a small fibreglass pickup with optional hardtops.

Pickup truck · 1982–1990
Sabre

Reliant's first four-wheeled sports car — a fibreglass-bodied roadster and coupe that led into the Scimitar.

Sports car · 1961–1964
Scimitar GT

Reliant's Ogle-designed fibreglass GT coupe (SE4) — the car that established the Scimitar name.

Sports car · 1964–1970
Scimitar GTE

The pioneering sporting estate — a fibreglass V6 'shooting brake' beloved by Princess Anne, and Reliant's most celebrated car.

Shooting brake · 1968–1986
Scimitar SS1

A small two-seat roadster — Michelotti's last design — later facelifted as the SST and Scimitar Sabre.

Sports car · 1984–1995

Other makes