Three wheels for a change...
I was offered one of these when I was far too young to embark on a restoration! What many may not know is that the Raleigh 3 wheeler morphed into Reliant, when Raleigh decided to stick to bicycles. The car's designers bought the rights to the car and also the components that had already been manufactured. When they relocated from Nottingham to Tamworth, they had to come up with a name beginning with 'R' as many of the components had already been stamped with an 'R'! That is a bit of trivia for you...
The UK's National Motor Museum has its own Top Gear display - including this. A museum well worth a visit. Monorail in the background.
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