Reliant Supervan 3, A Better Look 

i owned a van like this in the 70s, used it for my decorating business, great little van and i never tipped it over

I used to work with a guy in the 80's who had one, he named it Lester, we took the pee all the time but he had it for years. I'll make a prediction that this is a channel that will keep growing.👍

Brilliant intro, the peace of the countryside shattered by your rattling van. And very interesting seeing the workings of it.

This takes me back to my childhood, my Dad drove Reliants for all of my childhood and teen years, he had the later Robin, I’d forgotten how simple Reliants are. Engine access isn’t great from the bonnet, I’d imagine in the Supervsn 3 most of the engine is accessed from inside? That was the case with my Dad’s cars, particularily to access the rearmost spark plugs. People use to take the Mickey out of anybody who drove a 3 wheeler years ago, and even today to a slightly lesser degree people poke fun. But you could turn that on it’s head and think “I’m making people smile and laugh..that’s good! Anyways great review.👍

Again, exactly as expected. Like being there in person. 😁

I got a reliant regal in 1987 when I was 17 only had a motorbike license and it took me and my then girlfriend all over the country with no problems . I then took my car test and passed first time with no driving lessons needed , wish I'd have kept it for a bit longer but px'd for a vauxhall chevette

I had a supervan 3 mid seventies loved it

Cool. Shame we didnt have these when i was growing up in the states. There would have been a market.

A work mate had one in the early 80s, gave me a lift home one night, about 8 mile never again, wish I had walked😁

Great video. I had one in 1975, I went down to Devon for my honeymoon in it from Lincolnshire. The following year I went all the way down to Lands End. Great times. In late 1976 I passed my car test and bought a Morris Marina, mechanically it was a much worse vehicle even though it was only 2 years old.

Thanks for sharing. I find the Supervans very charming and your walkabout is, as ever, wryly entertaining 👍

And there you have it in all it’s simplicity very good most interesting glad you shared that with us as always keep up the good work BLG👍

Great content, i'm really enjoying the video's.

Every time I see one of these I wonder if it was my old one! TOW 141H I really would love to know what happened to her. My first car my dad bought for me. Lovely nostalgic walk around 👍

What an intro… reminds me of a time I pulled up on my mate in the street in the Minor and when I turned the engine off it started running again! 😂

Nice video, Reliants I find very interesting.

I had one, It was known as the "nunt gruttok" the throttle cable broke when I was on the oxford ring road, I managed to pull in to a lay-by and replaced it with a guitar string.

It's quite reliable and yet quite advanced compared to the cars from the east. If you shown this to a 1960s Polish man a bit like me and told them it has a 4 cylinder 4 stroke engine... they would be in massive shock.

I would guess the speedos are quite optimistic but on my Regal I could get it up to the stop (80mph) and still accelerating!

I remember, many years back, watching one of the tv car guys doing a walkaround on a Reliant Robin. No actual narration, just a few mms and ahs, kicking the wheels, and having a very brief glance at the engine before walking away. I don't think he was too impressed, somehow. Me, I love these little cars, tho' I've sadly never driven one. My dad, who was a used car dealer for a while, once took one in part exchange and had to drive it back to the garage, saying it was one of the more alarming driving experiences he'd ever had. Could that have been true?

I never realised that cob webs were standard in engine bay .....mine had one as well !🤔

Great van! Always something nice about a classic that’s used regularly and deliberately isn’t concourse. Bet it’s cheap to run being light. How easy is it to work on? Engine access looks tight

I'd go with "lid" ... I quite fancy a Reliant. If only I could get one with an automatic gearbox (hand controls and all that).. (Phil)

It would be interesting to see how you put side panels back in. I'd like to do that on my reliant van. Also how did you paint it?

Who nicked the heater controls?

"a better look" I thought yeah it's not a ofah rep that's a better look for sure🎉🎉 Gear boxes leak out of the gear stick hole because they don't have any sort of boot/gaiter not alot you can do unfortunately. People are struggling these days too get new timing sprockets and tensioner, rocker shafts seem to have been unavailable new for a long time too, contributing to engine rattles even on "rebuilt" engines.

On a 3 wheeler, if you get a puncture on the front, how the eff do you deal with it?

Very interesting. I've always had a strange fascination with Reliants, just so quirky, would love to drive one. If you don't mind me asking, do you earn your living as a car mechanic?

I had 2 regal Van's, regal car, a robin and 2 rialtos .I had a frontal lobotomy now I'm normal

stick shift never seal all the leaks

front wheel is cheaper some how

You moan about the ride but the road your driving on are diabolical

Not very well cared for is this car, very rusty and close to being uneconomical to repair, this car deserves a better care regimen, more rust proofing!