Production of the Regent continued alongside Reliant’s first 3-wheeled car the Reliant Regal, that was introduced in 1953. The Regent was eventually replaced by the Reliant Regal Mk II 5cwt van in 1956.

The Reliant Regent was a small three-wheeled van built by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England from 1950 to 1956. The vehicle had a lead frame made of square steel pipes. At the front, the two longitudinal beams bent upwards and supported on a single front wheel suspended from a coil spring.

The Reliant Regal is a small three-wheeled car and van that was manufactured from 1952 to 1973 by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England, replacing the earlier Reliant Regent three-wheeled cyclecar van which had its origins in a design …

In 1946 Reliant introduced a slightly modified van called the Regent. Still visually similar to an oversized motorcycle, this simple three-wheeler was developed into a number of different models throughout the 1950s together with a four-seater car, the load capacity of the Regent increasing to 10cwt and being equipped with a few more luxuries ...

The Regent was a commercial tricycle produced by Reliant and introduced in 1935. Designed to be economical and efficient, the Regent was a rear wheel drive freight vehicle with a 3 speed manual transmission and different engine options from 600cc up to 747cc.

Development of the Reliant design continued, and in 1950 the Regent was announced, featuring a mildly restyled body design, a steel dashboard, pressed steel wheels and an improved lubrication system for the engine; the rated payload was reduced to 10cwt. Body options on offer included a milk float and mobile shop.

At the same time as the side-valve Regals, Reliant created a new four-wheeled Reliant van called the Regent Four for the Israel market, this was followed by the Carmel, a four wheeled passenger car.

There are custom body Regents like Milk Floats and Vegetable vans though these were modified by an outside source. In 1953 with the launch of the Mk1 Regal saloon Reliant tried to up date the now dated look of the Regent van with the Price Regent and make it look more up to date by covering the girder forks in.

This 69-year-old Reliant Regent van looks more like an agricultural appliance from Greece or Italy than a transport of delight, but in its day the Reliant made sense; rugged, cheap to produce, cheap to tax, a practical commercial vehicle for the small businessman, and one which could be driven on a motorcycle licence.

2023年1月31日 · The early post-war years saw Reliant recommencing its van production, launching the new Regent in 1946 – still featuring a motorcycle-type front end but now with a gross vehicle weight of 10-12cwt depending on which version was chosen.