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The Reliant Robin|Giles Chapman

The Reliant Robin : Britain's Most Bizarre Car

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Overview

For almost 30 years, the Reliant Robin was a familiar fixture on the country's roadscape, an object of amusement to those who didn't understand its ultra-thrifty ways, and pride to the thousands who did. Being a "tricycle," it enjoyed motorbike levels of road tax, and to keep it within strict weight guidelines, the body was of lightweight glassfibre. Allied to a light and efficient four-cylinder engine made entirely of aluminum, this made the Robin extremely frugal, yet still nippy enough to mix it with modern traffic. The car was a massive hit, and Reliant couldn't make them fast enough, until a culture of more sophisticated car buyers, and a dwindling of the hard-working folk in the traditional heavy industries of mining and steel, saw it go into eventual decline.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780750967594
  • ISBN-10: 0750967595
  • Publisher: History Press
  • Publish Date: February 2017
  • Dimensions: 8.8 x 9.7 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
  • Page Count: 112

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