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No 15 December 2023

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 15

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 14

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 13

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 12

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 11

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 10

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 9

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 8

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 7

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 6

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 5

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

jReliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 5

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 3

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 2

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

Reliant Motor Club Magazine Edition 1

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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