This appeared on Reuters today; I had no idea that anyone was still making
Reliants.
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Thursday February 15 7:51 AM ET
Three-Wheeling Driving Days at a Dead End
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's last three-wheeled car rolled off the assembly
line, bringing to a close 65 years of motoring tradition that has been the butt
of endless jokes.
The Reliant Robin, a uniquely British concoction of fiberglass and lateral
instability that brought motoring pleasure to thousands, finally succumbed to a
new generation of inexpensive four-wheel microcars.
The quirky Robin, which features a single wheel up front, was made famous in
the British comedy ``Only Fools and Horses,'' and won devotees who needed only
a motorcycle license to drive it.
Reliant Motors produced 300 a week in its three-wheeling 1960s heyday, but that
number slumped to only 10 a week. Some 44,000 still grind along British roads
-- to the amusement of four-wheeling motorists -- and the car has spawned a
number of Reliant owners' clubs and rallies.
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Charles
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