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The Reliant Regal 3/25 - 3/30 and Reliant Ant
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Reliant Regal 3/25 - 3/30
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In 1962 a major step forward was taken with the Regal 3/25. This had a unitary construction body of re-enforced
glass fibre. Glass-fibre was moulded in two major units (outer and inner) and then bonded together and bolted to a steel chassis.
The body came in both a Saloon version and a Van version. Power came from a 600cc water cooled four-cylinder engine which helped give the Regal 3/35 a fuel economy of around 65 mpg. In 1965 the Regal 3/25 Super was launched and sold as "a more luxurious" version of the standard 3/25. The Regal 3/25 Super received new streamlined frontal and rear styling, refined trim, a new dashboard, repositioned hand brake and enlarged door pockets. In addition it also came in a new range of six colours. Minor changes changes were made again in 1967 and a Regal 3/30 was also introduced. Reliant's production of the Regal was so popular that it in 1969 the fifty thousandth 3/25 model was delivered.
Production of the Regal ceased in 1973 with the introduction of the Reliant Robin.
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Reliant Ant (TW9)
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The Reliant Ant was originally built by Reliant as a prototype vehicle and was based around the Regal 3/25 chassis and running gear.
Having a load capacity of 8cwt the Ant was built by BTB Engineering. Whilst this vehicle was a prototype a rare 1967 film about Reliant shows the Ant being exported abroad from Reliant's plant in
Tamworth.
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