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Title: Rare sight
Post by: BazaJT on 29 January 2016, 19:05:15
On my way to work this morning I saw a model of car I've not seen in I don't know how long.It was a bright red Reliant Kitten!To aid stability?some one had fitted either very big spacers or wide wheels complete with flared arches :o :o Whichever way they'd done it they were still braver than me driving one in the near gale force winds :D
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 29 January 2016, 19:10:55
Quote from: BazaJT on 29 January 2016, 19:05:15
On my way to work this morning I saw a model of car I've not seen in I don't know how long.It was a bright red Reliant Kitten!To aid stability?some one had fitted either very big spacers or wide wheels complete with flared arches :o :o Whichever way they'd done it they were still braver than me driving one in the near gale force winds :D

At least it has a wheel at each corner as God intended. :y
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: TheBoy on 30 January 2016, 17:43:53
A work colleague had one back in the 80s. He used to get quite personal when I called it a Robin with a spare wheel.
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 30 January 2016, 18:07:06
Iirc Ari Vatenen did his first rally in one of those. I wouldn't have wanted to have been the co driver. Vatenen was mental in a car made of steel. A plastic car with him behind the wheel doesn't bear thinking about.  ;D
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: EMD on 31 January 2016, 23:29:15
Quote from: BazaJT on 29 January 2016, 19:05:15
On my way to work this morning I saw a model of car I've not seen in I don't know how long.It was a bright red Reliant Kitten!To aid stability?some one had fitted either very big spacers or wide wheels complete with flared arches :o :o Whichever way they'd done it they were still braver than me driving one in the near gale force winds :D

This was the flair in the 70/80's . Carlo's Fandango style  :)
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 01 February 2016, 08:17:27
Matt red, by any chance? Seen it my way, Baza. There's a Suzuki badge on the front (?) maybe he's fitted a bike engine in there? Seen it up close parked and he's got a nice period looking bucket seat in there, extra dials etc. Looks a cracker.

So I can safely say you weren't hallucinating!  :)
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: BazaJT on 01 February 2016, 18:23:55
It was indeed red DBG,but seemed to me to be gloss as opposed to matt.Don't tell me there's two of the buggers about :D
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Nick W on 01 February 2016, 18:49:27
You're all fixated on V8s, so here's John Beardmore's V8 Kitten from some time ago: http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/reliant_kitten.htm (http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/reliant_kitten.htm)


Not long after that, some other nutter put a 472ci(that's 7.7litre) Cadillac engine in one for fun at the track.


Makes the Midget engined one we played about with look tame. Not that tame kittens aren't fun ;D
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: BazaJT on 01 February 2016, 18:53:27
I remember some years ago that someone local to me-in Mexborough at the time-put a 3.5 Rover V8 in the back of a reliant regal van,that thing went quite well,so what a 7.7L will do :o
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 02 February 2016, 09:12:21
Well, when I say matt finish, perhaps 30-year-old-gelcoat-finish would be a better description  :y

Maybe there's a whole litter of the buggers, yes!  :)
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 02 February 2016, 12:05:02
Quote from: Diamond Black Geezer on 02 February 2016, 09:12:21
Well, when I say matt finish, perhaps 30-year-old-gelcoat-finish would be a better description  :y

Maybe there's a whole litter of the buggers, yes!  :)

Perhaps one of them was the inappropriately named Reliant Rebel.  :)

Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 02 February 2016, 13:20:59
I did forget the Rebel, yes. It was definitely a Kitten, though. Next time I see it will try get a pic  :)
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 02 February 2016, 14:50:12
Ha! Found this on my phone, I knew I'd taken a snap of the thing at some point.  :D

(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm240/leflemmy/DSC_1784_zpsjqxjzhub.jpg)
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: EMD on 02 February 2016, 15:45:57
 :)  Kitten (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjvj4_AtdnKAhWJdj4KHTT1AMYQtwIILzAF&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_u71BRRgT7w&usg=AFQjCNFnohEHhLLEH7pEXPfYzFcm9u3x4w&sig2=jNEKnHG15XB-bmB_GroUvw)
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Andy B on 02 February 2016, 16:01:36
Quote from: EMD on 02 February 2016, 15:45:57
:)  Kitten (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjvj4_AtdnKAhWJdj4KHTT1AMYQtwIILzAF&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_u71BRRgT7w&usg=AFQjCNFnohEHhLLEH7pEXPfYzFcm9u3x4w&sig2=jNEKnHG15XB-bmB_GroUvw)

Same car ...... http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/reliant_kitten.htm  :y
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 02 February 2016, 16:33:40
We do like a moan on here, but isn't it wonderful to live in a country and a world where anyone can do something like the above, pretty much law-free.  :) really impressive project, that. Reading up stuff like this always makes me feel like nothing but an child airfix modeller with my Omega!  :)
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: BazaJT on 02 February 2016, 18:15:35
Definitely a second one then DBG as the one I saw had much "sharper" flares over the wheels much like winglets.
Title: Re: Rare sight
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 03 February 2016, 09:47:59
There are two in N / N E Lincs!?!  :o :o :o

They're nearly outnumbering Omegas!!!