The Tamworth Library has a collection of "Tamworth Heralds" dating back to its first issue in the late 1800's. The newspaper
therefore perfectly chronicals the history of Reliant through its weekly pages from 1935 onwards. These are just a few of the articles I found that most caught my eye from 1935 - 1975.
This advertisement (right) is the first to have appeared in Tamworth and possibly World Wide. It appeared in the Tamworth Herald
on Saturday 6th July 1935 and then again on Saturday 3rd August 1935. As the newspaper was so old however I was unable to photocopy the original advertisement and had to draw it in my note pad.
A new works for the production of 3-wheeled motor goods vehicles is shortly to commence operations in the Midland Bus Companies old depot on Watling
Street ...
Following the budget reduction in purchase tax (April 14th) , the Reliant Engineering Company, of Two Gates, announced revised prices for all the
vehicles ...
Making its debut at this years cycle and motorcycle show, which opens on Saturday, is the latest addition to the Reliant Engineering Company range
of 3-wheeled cars ...
You'll get sick and tired of your Reliant Regal 3/25. The tough all aluminium engine has a tiesome habit of going on and on and on.
(We expect a life of 100,000 miles before ...
Tamworth's Reliant motor company announced yesterday their new Regal 3/25 Super, a re-styled, more luxurious version of "Britain's most popular
3-wheeler car" ...
An example of Reliant's first passenger vehicle, the 1953 Regal Mk1 convertible, is now on show at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieau,
Hampshire. The vehicle, built of ...
"The most practical small car in Britain. In its own field as revolutionary as the mini was at the beginning of the 1960's." This is the
claim of Tamworth's Reliant Motor company ...
The following article is from 1995 but I felt it just had to be included:
Making a big splash on the canal - a car that thinks its a boat. Just cruisin' along as 3-wheel Robin takes to the water in style It may not be red
but Robin went bob, bob, bobbin' ...