Reliant Regal
The Reliant Regal Supervan III. That’s what you ask for if you were to go to a car auction and want to purchase a van that Del boy would be proud of.
Reliant Regals have had a great restoration in recent years due to its popularity from our favorite sitcom. But why was the Reliant Regal Supervan III chosen in the first place?
The Van was a small three-wheeled car manufactured by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England. Being a three-wheeler, and lightweight, the vehicle could be driven on a motorcycle licence in the United Kingdom. It in some ways is fitting for Del for those reasons alone.
Reliant Regal Supervan III
The iconic van belonging to Del Boy also is fitting due to..
- it has a wheel missing
- it is a cheap runaround
- it is an eccentric choice
- it is a van for hooky gear
- it doesnt require a full driving licence
Reliant Regals and Robins enjoy something of a special place in British culture as symbols of British eccentricity. The Trotters van is frequently, and incorrectly, referred to as a Robin, but is actually a Regal Supervan.
Its worthy of note that the filming of Only Fools and Horses required several vans as is seen by the variation in registration plates over each series.
In the series Cash and Curry Del owns a Vauxhall Velox but it never gets mentioned by anyone. Do you know anything about the car.
In the series Cash and Curry Del owns a Vauxhall Velox but it never gets mentioned by anyone. Do you know anything about the car.
Perry we are going out for a few trips up the Thames from Greenwich to Westminster in my boat
Only fools & Horsepower this summer, have you any idea what the name of the tune is onthe yellow peril’s air horns so I can change my existing air horns, we re going up a Batman & Robin
cheers Brian.
great site and great article, perry do you have any news on a new rock and chips