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Rick Site Admin

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22834 Location: UK
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peter scott

Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:06 am Post subject: |
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It does look nicely complete and the interior looks rather better than the exterior. I love the seller's description of the engine..
THE ENGINE IS SET DUE TO STANDING
Peter _________________ https://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
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Rick Site Admin

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22834 Location: UK
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MartinC

Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Posts: 97
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Interesting to see "reliant" on the engine block. Didn't know they made their own side valves. Is it based on a larger manufacturers engine? _________________ 1937 Standard Flying Twelve
1942 Bedford OYD
1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty-Special
1954 Hillman Minx
1956 Austin A30
1957 Vauxhall Victor Super
1960 Car Cruiser Carousel caravan
1962 Car Cruiser Carissima caravan |
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petermeachem
Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Posts: 358 Location: Chichester Sussex
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:08 am Post subject: |
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Based on the Austin seven. They were going to use Austin I think but Austin stopped production just as Reliant decided to use them so Reliant made their own. A lot of the parts are interchangeable like crankshafts for instance.
When behind a Reliant I always thought the back axle looked very Austiny too |
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peter scott

Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | Is the neat bonnet mascot an original fitting?
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Hi Rick,
Yes, that was a standard fitment.
Peter _________________ https://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon |
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MartinC

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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:30 am Post subject: |
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I think the later OHV engines were Standard-based? _________________ 1937 Standard Flying Twelve
1942 Bedford OYD
1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty-Special
1954 Hillman Minx
1956 Austin A30
1957 Vauxhall Victor Super
1960 Car Cruiser Carousel caravan
1962 Car Cruiser Carissima caravan |
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