Reliant Van
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| Manufacturer: | Reliant |
| Sales designation: | 5 cwt / 7 cwt / 8 cwt / 10 cwt / 12 cwt |
| Production period: | 1935-1956 |
| Previous model: | none |
| Successor: | Reliant regent |
| Technical specifications | |
| Designs: | Box trucks , flatbed trucks |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 0.75 liters (8.8–12.5 kW) |
| Payload: | 0.25-0.60 t |
The Reliant Van is a small three-wheeled van, from the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth ( England was built) 1935-1956 as the first motor vehicle.
The wagons had a ladder frame made of rectangular steel tubes, in which a driven rear axle was suspended from leaf springs. At the front, the two side members were bent upwards and supported on a single front wheel, which was suspended from a parallelogram fork with a barrel coil spring taken over from Raleigh . This front wheel was steered via a steering wheel.
The first van had a water-cooled JAP V2 engine installed, which powered the rear axle differential via a three-speed gearbox and a short cardan shaft. The wire spoke wheels were equipped with mechanically operated half-hub brakes. From 1937 the engine and gearbox of the Austin Seven were used instead of the V2 engine . The side-controlled four-cylinder in-line engine with 747 cm³ developed 12 bhp (8.8 kW). From 1939 Austin no longer supplied engines to Reliant, so Reliant developed its own engine and transmission based on this engine. This engine with the same displacement finally achieved up to 17 bhp (12.5 kW).
The first cars still had an open driver's cab and a wooden cot. The original idea of Reliant founder Tom Williams , to offer customers weather-protected transport options for their loads, was realized from 1937 onwards using closed structures with an oak frame and aluminum sheeting. There were still flatbed trucks, but with a closed, 2-door driver's cab, but also closed delivery vans, as well as special bodies according to customer requirements.
From 1935 to 1939 vehicles with 7 cwt (350 kg) payload were built, in 1936 the larger 10 cwt (500 kg payload) was added. In 1938 the successors offered 8 cwt (400 kg) or 12 cwt (600 kg) payload. In 1940 production had to be stopped due to the war.
In 1946, the small 8 cwt was first manufactured and the 12 cwt was re-manufactured the following year. Each of these vans was built for three years. In 1950, the successor Regent was presented. As a supplement to the Regent, the smallest van der 5 cwt (250 kg payload) was built until 1956.
171 copies of the 7 cwt were made and 523 of the 10 cwt. The successors 8 cwt and 12 cwt produced 1,449 and 491 units respectively. The small 5 cwt was built 1023 times.
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- Pither, Don: Reliant Regal & Robin , Sutton Publishing Ltd., Stroud (2001), ISBN 0-7509-2521-3