A three-wheeled fibreglass runabout doesn't sound like a sales hit, but Reliant's sales director personally drove the 50,000th Regal 3/25 off the line — a year before BMC hit its own 2,000,000th Mini.
Lead trim: Regal 3/25 0.6 OHV four (598 cc)
Reliant Regal 3/251962–1968
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FactA three-wheeled fibreglass runabout doesn't sound like a sales hit, but Reliant's sales director personally drove the 50,000th Regal 3/25 off the line — a year before BMC hit its own 2,000,000th Mini.
In 1962 Reliant introduced the Mk VII, code-named "TW7" (Three Wheeler 7), with a new OHV Reliant engine (a reverse-engineered all-alloy version of the 803 cc Standard SC engine of the discontinued Standard Eight), a new steel chassis, a bonded shell body of two moulded reinforced-fibreglass units bolted to the chassis (no more wooden frame), fully updated styling, and a badge based on wheels and bhp. The Regal 3/25 (introduced in October 1962, sold to 1968) had a 600 cc engine described as 25 bhp (actually 598 cc / 24 bhp, and elsewhere claimed as 26 bhp, so the power is left blank) and came as a saloon, van, estate (badged Supervan from 1962, with rear side windows and fold-down removable rear seats) and pickup. On 25 April 1968 Reliant sales director T. H. Scott personally drove the 50,000th Regal 3/25 off the Tamworth line, a year before BMC's 2,000,000th Mini. The Regal 21E and 21E 700 were also sold, with 21 extras (spotlight, fog light, over-riders, sun visors, an oil gauge, wheel trims and metallic paint) that were otherwise options.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regal 3/25 0.6 OHV four (598 cc) | 1962–1968 | 0.6 L | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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This Regal's engine came secondhand from Reliant's four-wheeled Rebel — but detuned on purpose, its compression ratio dialed back so the 701cc unit made a tamer 29.5 bhp for three-wheeler use instead of the Rebel's 35.
A three-wheeled fibreglass runabout doesn't sound like a sales hit, but Reliant's sales director personally drove the 50,000th Regal 3/25 off the line — a year before BMC hit its own 2,000,000th Mini.
When aluminum prices spiked across Europe in the 1950s, Reliant didn't switch to heavier steel like its rivals — it taught itself fiberglass instead, and the 1956 Mark III Regal became the first with a fully glass-fibre body.
Rivals
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