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No 16 June 2024

44

• Feature - Tom Williams - Founder and Chairman of The Reliant

• Feature - Finding Tom Williams’ grave

• Feature - 40 Years of the SS1

• Feature - Myth or Fact - Reliant 3-wheelers are not allowed on British motorways

• Feature - Robin Reliant - The car that doesn’t exist

• Feature - Reliant Ramblings - Bob Jennings

• Feature - Ray Innes - Ogle Design

• Feature - Noah’s Art 3 - Noah Stanciu (Romania)

• Feature - Charlie’s Bench

• Fearture - Early Bird Rally 2024 - Harvey Payne

• Feature - Bond Bug Book

• Feature - Reliant Partsworld sold all stock

• Feature - 3D Printed Reliants

• Feature - Where was that taken -  Reliant Kitten Spec Sheets

• Archive Photos -Jim Clarke visit 1963

• Archive Spotlight - Reliant GT 800 Model (1967)

• Members Stories - John Rice (UK) Girder Fork Trio

• Members Stories - Stephen Bailey (UK) Robin LE

• Reliant 50 years ago

• Out and About

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 15 December 2023

52

• Feature - Christmas card from HRH The Princess Royal

• Feature - RMC is Local Automotive Club of the Year 2023 -UK

• Feature - Changes to RMC Publications

• Feature - Myth or Fact - Reliant No 1 rebuilt on the front driveway.

• Feature - Reliant Review No 25 x3

• Feature - Reliant Motor Club to Bug Club

• Feature - The Hovis Special - Bob Jennings

• Feature - Noah’s Art 2 - Noah Stanciu (Romania)

• Feature - Just one royal lady owner - Emma Loughlin

• Fearture - New Bond Bug models

• Feature - Where was taken - Reliant Regal 21E brochure

• Feature - Reliant Partsworld sold all stock

• Feature - Reliant Regal Wallart

• Employee Memories - Paul Kirtley

• Interview - 10 Question Interview - Chris Barrie

• Archive Photos - Margaret Thatcher Visit 1975

• Archive Spotlight - Engineering Drawings

• Members Stories - Mark Alford (UK) Winnie the Wickham

• Members Stories - Wolfgang Heiden (Germany) 50 years of the Robin

• Members Stories - Walyer Coley (UK) 1974 Scimitar GTE

• Members Stories - Loic Tyman (France) Reliant Robin

• Reliant 50 years ago

• Out and About

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 14 June 2023

52

• Feature - Bond Bug Early Rally - Harvey Payne

• Feature - Black Country Living Museum - Harvey Payne

• Feature - Noah’s Art - Noah Stanciu (Romania)

• Feature - -Obituary: Tom Karen OBE by Barrie Wills

• Feature - Memories of Tom Williams -

• Employee Memories - Barry Hilton

• Feature - Myth or Fact? Reliant 3-wheelers have no reverse gear- Part 2

• On the Bookshelf: A Reliant Robin called Gwen - Elvis Payne

• Feature -  Reliant Robin - 50th Anniversary

• Feature - Reliants around Tamworth

• Feature - Generative AI and the Reliant Robin

• Feature - Other Reliant Clubs

• Feature - The Airfix Bond Bug is back

• Feature - Where was that taken?  - Reliant Regal 3/30 brochure

• Interview - 10 Question Interview -Giles Chapman

• Archive Photo Spotlight - The generator that kept Reliant running

• Archive Spotlight - Reliant Videos

• Members Stories - Frank Bowman (UK) Multiple Reliants

• Members Stories  Graham Unwin (UK) 1980 Reliant Robin

• Members Stories - Mark Cropper (UK)  Middlebridge Scimitar

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Out and About

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 13 December 2022

60

• Feature - Christmas card from HRH The Princess Roya

• Feature - God save the King

• Feature - -A right Royal recollection - Barrie Wills

• Employee Memories - Jason Hodkinson

• Employee Memories - David Tearle

• Feature - Myth or Fact? Reliant 3-wheelers have no reverse gear

• Feature - Filming a Reliant on the Royal

• Feature - New Reliant scale models

• Feature - Reliant Clubs

• Feature - Where was that taken? - Reliant SST brochure

• Interview - 10 Question Interview - Nick Sutton

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Early Reliant Motor Shows

• Archive Spotlight - Bronze Reliant Plaque

• Members Stories -Geoffrey Lacock (UK) 1948 Reliant Regent

• Members Stories -Tim Gray (UK) 1949 Reliant

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Out and About

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 12 June 2022

44

• Feature - Platinum Jubilee

• Feature - Myth or Fact?  The Shah of Persia once owned a Reliant?

• Employee Memories - Derek Wood

• Feature - Reliant becomes an Artic

• Feature - Reliant Clubs

• Feature - The day in 1990 when Taxi drivers stormed Reliant

• Feature - Del Boy visits Tamworth .. and the Platinun Jubilee Pageant as well

• Feature - Where was that taken? - Scimitar GTE flyer

• Interview - 10 Question Interview - Jonathan Heynes

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Reliant Expansion 1972

• Archive Spotlight -Tom Williams’ Theory of Heat Engines book

• Members Stories - Lewis Buchan (UK) How many left?

• Members Stories -Stephen Jury (UK) Electric Rebel

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Out and About

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 11 December 2021

52

• Feature - Christmas card from HRH The Princess Royal

• Feature - Myth or Fact? Reliant planned to cease being a motor manufacturer.

• Feature - Reliant Robin BN-1

• Feature - Tipping Point and the RAC by Andy Plumb

• Feature - Reliant Clubs

• Feature - Tamworth’s New Augmented Reality Reliant!

• Feature - TImages of Reliant around Tamworth

• Feature - Reliant’s largest order for parts

• Feature - Ray Wiggin - “Grandpa” (Part 2) by Ben Kitchen

• Feature - Where was that taken? - Reliant Regal Mk III brochure

• Interview - 10 Question Interview - Mick Hilton

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Reliant - Saab Sonett

• Archive Spotlight - Reliant Type Approvals

• Members Stories -Susan Bailey  (UK) 1939 Reliant

• Members Stories -John Valler (UK) 1962 Sabre 4

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Out and About

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 10 June 2021

60

• Employee Memories - John Collins - Works Engineer (1951 - 1988)

• Feature - Reliant and the 540mph 3-wheeler

• Feature - Myth or Fact?  Reliant was involved with the Vauxhall Chevette HS

• Feature - News from the FBHVC

• Feature - Car SOS - Bond Bug

• Feature - Reliant Clubs

• Feature - Obituaries, HRH Prince Philip, John Tracey, Marlene Gaskin, Roger Jarman

• Feature - The Ogle Scimitar GTS - The Royal Connection

• Feature - Reliant’s largest order for parts

• Feature - Ray Wiggin - “Grandpa” (Part 1) by Ben Kitchen

• Feature - NEC Classic Motor Show ticket offer

• Feature - Reliant Pig

• Feature - Where was that taken? - Reliant Scimitar GTE brochure

• Interview - 10 Question Interview - Elvis Payne

• Interview - 10 Question Interview - Mark Cropper

• Interview - 10 Question Interview - Barrie Wills

• On The Bookshelf - Reliant Scimitar GTE Buyers Gude - Elvis Payne

• On The Bookshelf - Tipping Point - Andy Plumb

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Reliant / Ford D-Type cab

• Archive Spotlight - 50th Anniversary glasses

• Members Stories - Bill Silk (UK) 1949 Reliant Regent

• Members Stories - Mark & Roger Bridge (UK) 1973 Reliant TW9/ 1983 Ant

• Members Stories - Zuhin (India) Dolphin

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 9 December 2020

56

• Employee Memories - Robert Pickett - Wood store (1955 - 1963)

• Feature - Fit for a Princess

• Feature - Myth or Fact?  The Scimitar SE6 was designed for Princess Anne

• Feature - Radio Stardome - By Barrie Wills

• Feature - Reliant Clubs

• Feature - The Reliant Gazelle

• Feature - The Stetched Scimitar GTE - By Barrie Wills

• Feature - Insurance Update by Classicline insurance

• Feature - The Skoda of Christmas cards

• Feature - The Reliant Zoe

• Feature - In memory of Lily Bell

• Feature - Christmas card from HRH The Princess Royal

• Feature - Where was that taken? - Lucas Hybrid, Fox, Rialto, Robin Mk II

• Interview - Charlotte Oliver (E.S.Thompson’s Grand daughter)

• On The Bookshelf - The Toymaker by Tom Karen

• Archive Photo Spotlight - The Reliant FW11

• Archive Spotlight - The first and last Rebel handbooks.

• Members Stories - Lewis Buchan (UK) Regal Mk V

• Members Stories - Martin North (UK) Various Scimitars

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 8 June 2020

64

• Employee Memories - John Tracey - Floor/ Stores Manager (1948 - 1960)

• Feature - MOT Expiry Dates - 6 month extension

• Feature - Reliant Scimitar GT Heritage Certificates

• Feature - Unsung Hero - Ken Wood by Barrie Wills

• Feature - Coping with COVID-19

• Feature - Myth or Fact? The first Reliant was registered on Jan 3rd 1935

• Feature - Where was that taken - Reliant Prototype 1935

• Feature - Reliant 1935 - 2020

• Feature - 85th Anniversary Robin

• Feature - Bond Bug 50th Anniversary

• Feature - Top Gear - The infamous Reliant Robin episode

• Feature - RMC Website Top 10

• Feature - RMC Widow Stickers & Mugs

• Members Stories - Dave Allen (UK) Various Reliants

• Members Stories - Rik Borgman (Holland) Reliant Kitten

• Interview - Andy Plumb

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Earl Mountbatten and the Reliant Rebel 700

• Archive Spotlight - Reliant Headed Paper

• Out and About: The Reliant Motor Club’s first virtual rally

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 7 December 2019

56

• Employee Memories  - Marian  Whitefoot (1970 - 1979)

• Feature - Reliant Robin for the 2020s - Eddie Pepall

• Feature Myth or Fact - The Red Arrows hit a Scimitar GTE

• Feature - Archive boost from Reliant Partsworld

• Feature - Danger Mouse and the Reliant

• Feature - Unsung Hero - Dave Page by Barrie Wills

• Feature: Middlebridge Scimitar 30th Anniversary

• Feature - Where was that taken - Reliant Giant

• Obituary - Stewart Halstead - CEO of Reliant Partsworld.

• Obituary - Pat Afford - Daughter of Reliant co-founder ES Thompson

• Members Stories - Philip  Andrew (UK) Scimitar SS1

• Interview - Eddie Pepall (Automotive Designer)

• Royal Christmas Greeting - Christmas card from HRH The Princess Royal

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Robin Mk II Development photos

• Archive Spotlight - Reliant’s Engineering Drawings Index System

• On the bookshelf

• Out and About

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• RMC News

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 6 June 2019

64

• Employee Memories - Denise Wileman (1965 - 1974)

• Feature - Police clarify stance on historic MOT

• Feature - Myth or Fact (Reliant built factory without permission)

• Feature - Reliant conquers Mr. Bean

• Feature - Robin Mk 3 Development by Andy Plumb

• Feature - RMC President - Barrie Wills visits Tom Karen OBE

• Feature - Reliant in Space

• Feature - Rapid Response Reliant (Police Reliant)

• Feature - Where was that taken? / Regal Supervan III

• Feature - The Underpass Reliant

• Members Stories - Andy Stowe, (UK) Regal Supervan III

• Members Stories - Mark Cropper, (UK)  Kitten (Part 1

• Interview - Les Collier of B&N Plastics

• Archive Spotlight - 1972 Reliant Expansion Views

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE5) Pre-Production

• Out and About

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• RMC News

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 5 December 2018

80

• Employee Memories - Paul Willetts (1970 - 1991) Part 3

• Feature - DNA Collectibles - Bond Bug model

• Feature - Myth or Fact (Old Reliants had handlebars)

• Feature - Scimitar Beer / Tamworth Brewing Co.

• Feature: The Biennial de Montfort Motor Show Breakfasts

• Feature - The Scimitar GTE 50th Anniversary

• Feature - The year of rare Scimitars

• Feature - Where was that taken? / Sabre 4

• Members Stories - Billy Worth, (Australia)  Metrocab

• Members Stories - Dave Poole, UK)  Scimitar GTE

• Members Stories - Roy Campbell (UK)  Bond Bug

• Obituary - Peter Mills

• Interview - Barry Mansfield-Stokes (former employee 1966 - 1978)

• Interview - Xavier de la Chapelle (France) - CEO at De La Chapelle Automobiles

• Archive Spotlight - 1938 Reliant Handbook

• Archive Photo Spotlight - Ogle FW10 Pickup

• Out and About

• On the bookshelf

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• RMC in the media

• RMC News

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 4 June 2018

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64

• Employee Memories - Paul Willetts (1970 - 1991) Part 2

• Feature - Eastenders’ Annette Badland and her personal Reliant connection.

• Feature - GDRP and the RMC

• Feature - Google Home and the RMC

• Feature - Myth or Fact (The Regal’s Royal name)

• Feature - News from the DVLA on Q plates.

• Feature - Obituary - Edward “Ted” Laban

• Feature - Ole Blue Returns

• Feature - Where was that taken? / Regal Mk V / Regal Mk VI

• Feature - Reliant’s first strike / March 1950.

• Members Stories - Alan Curteis, (Australia) / Regal Mk V saloon

• Members Stories -  Andy Plumb (UK) / Robin Mk III

• Interview - Marcello Gandini (Italian Car Designer at Bertone)

• Archive Spotlight - A week at Reliant in December 1960 with Ray Wiggin

• Archive Photo Spotlight - The Dunkirk Spirit at Reliant

• Out and About

• On the bookshelf

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• RMC in the media

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President's Welcome, Editorial.

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No 3 December 2017

60

• Employee Memories - Paul Willetts (1970 - 1991) Part 1

• Feature - Reliant Blue Plaque

• Feature - How the Reliant blue plaque was made.

• Feature - Myth or Fact (Reliant made and sold metal shelves.)

• Feature - Safe at any speed (Story behind the advert)

• Feature - The Spi who loved Bond (Spi-Tri and the Bond Bug connection)

• Feature - Catalogue your collection.

• Feature - The Post Office Supervan IV

• Members Stories - Peter Mills (New Zealand) / Regent

• Members Stories - Roger Gut (Switzerland) / Scimitar GTE

• Interview - Stewart Halstead (Managing Director of Reliant PartsWorld

• Interview - Michael Pointon (Production Engineer) 1972 - 1990

• Archive Spotlight - Tom Williams’ chisels.

• Archive Photo Spotlight - The Ogle Scimitar GTE

• Royal Christmas Greeting - Christmas card from HRH The Princess Royal

• Out and About

• On the bookshelf

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• RMC in the media

• Photography Competition winners

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts, Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President’s Welcome, Editorial.

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No 2 June 2017

72

• Employee Memories - Nick Sutton (Supplies Manager 1972 - 1978)

• Feature - Reliant and the Davis 3-wheeler

• Feature - How to Photograph Cars (By James Mann)

• Feature - Robin Rescue (By Karl Horsfield)

• Feature - Myth or Fact (Reliant and Concorde)

• Feature - Princess Anne’s visit to Reliant (By Barrie Wills)

• Interview - Tom Karen (Chairman at Ogle Design)

• Interview - Tony Stafford (Head of Development 1958 - 1986)

• Members Stories - Dave Corby (UK) / Stevens Cipher, Scimitar GTE

• Members Stories - Steven Lowe (UK) / Regal Mk VI van

• Members Stories - Tommy Duvefelt (Sweden) / Electric Fox

• Members Stories - Abdul Zuhin :India Rally Champion 2012 (India) / Dolphin

• Archive Spotlight - Reliant Youth Training Scheme 1982

• Archive Photo Spotlight - The voice of the Mysterons (Donald Grey visits Reliant)

• Competition - Photography Competition

• Out and About

• On the bookshelf

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Along with regular features: New Members, Members Discounts,  Meet the RMC Team, Founder’s tete-a-tete, President’s Welcome, Editorial.

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No 1 December 2016

48

• Feature - Myth or Fact (Did Comedy programs kill Reliant),

• Feature - Celebrity Owners - We speak to Ken Dodd, William Roach & Noel Edmonds

• Interview - Pat Afford (Reliant co-founder, E.S Thompson’s daughter)

• Interview - Jack Timbury (Ex-Reliant apprentice 1937 - 1938)

• Interview - Microsoft on Supervan III in Forza Horizon 3 game

• Interview - Trident Motors Inc. USA (Former Reliant customer)

• Members Stories - Daniel Clift (UK) / Regal 3/25 van, Supervan III

• Members Stories - Tony Heath (UK) / Sabra Prototype, Sabre Six

• Members Stories - Barry Sweetman (Australia) / Metrocab

• Members Stories - Nathan Sandler (Isreal) / Carmel 1200

• Members Stories - Andrew Stowe, The Robin, the Robot and the Rain

• Archive Spotlight - 1962 letter about the first Sabra to complete a race.

• Archive Photo Spotlight - From buses to vans.

• Competition - Olympia Historic Automobile Fair & Auction

• Introduction to the RMC

• Meet the RMC Team

• On the bookshelf

• Out and About

• Media Request

• Reliant 50 years ago,

• Along with regular features: New Members,  Members Discounts,  Founder’s tete-a-tete, President’s Welcome, Editorial.

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