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Whereas with some clubs their archives tend to be locked away, the aim of the Reliant Motor Club is put as much of its archives as possible on-line so that they can be viewed and not only become a source of information for Reliant owners and enthusiast but also for researchers and the media as well. The Reliant Motor Club archive does not consist of a single archive, instead to maximize on its content it actually borrows and scans /photographs items from the archives of the clubs founding members, Elvis Payne and Mark Cropper. These also absorb other collections from ex-Reliant workers and indeed Reliant founder E.S Thompson and his son, Colin Fine-Thompson in which E.S. Thompson’s daughter (Pat Afford) has donated items. This means the RMC have access to well over 1,500+ items that mainly consist of period photographs, drawings, brochures, press releases Reliant Review newspapers, road test, advertisements, price list, colour charts and handbooks to name just a few.
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