Nice Rialto for sale
Discussion
OK, I know Reliant 3 wheelers are not exactly everybody's cup of tea as choice of a classic motor, the usual jokes abound, but I don't think they're as bad as people make out. The Regal Supervan, synonymous with everything Only Fools and Horses, is becoming quite a valued car judging by the ones I've seen for sale. This Rialto caught my eye:
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1110913
I don't think it's the only original Rialto out there. One of my uncles still owns his very early (I would say 82/83) Rialto estate in the exact same colour, bought brand new by himself. I've no idea of the mileage, but I don't think he ever did that many miles in it throughout the years, only using it to go shopping and other local places in it. All the interior, as far as Im aware, will be original. The only problem, however, is that the car has been sitting unused since the mid-late 90s after work needed doing to it which never got sorted due to it being too expensive to fix, so he decided to leave it there to mould. Sad, but I suspect alot have ended up like this. There's a blue 4 wheeler Kitten or Fox just a few streets away from me that's standing in someone's garden having never been driven for years, but surprisingly it does look in pretty good nick, no green mould that I can see.
Shame they end up like that.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1110913
I don't think it's the only original Rialto out there. One of my uncles still owns his very early (I would say 82/83) Rialto estate in the exact same colour, bought brand new by himself. I've no idea of the mileage, but I don't think he ever did that many miles in it throughout the years, only using it to go shopping and other local places in it. All the interior, as far as Im aware, will be original. The only problem, however, is that the car has been sitting unused since the mid-late 90s after work needed doing to it which never got sorted due to it being too expensive to fix, so he decided to leave it there to mould. Sad, but I suspect alot have ended up like this. There's a blue 4 wheeler Kitten or Fox just a few streets away from me that's standing in someone's garden having never been driven for years, but surprisingly it does look in pretty good nick, no green mould that I can see.
Shame they end up like that.
Like it. Since getting into the Hubnut YouTube videos, have developed a strange affection for cars that have had sand kicked in their grills since being made. He owns a Reliant Fox BTW.
Hubnut channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxlBQnvNXX6o-2Kb...
Hubnut channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxlBQnvNXX6o-2Kb...
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