OT Reliant Robin, worse car?

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2010: OT Reliant Robin, worse car?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Neil Kaminar on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 08:41 am:

A car less safe than a Model T.

http://www.wimp.com/reliantrobin/

Neil


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Doug Money, Braidwood, IL on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 11:38 am:

A yugo with three wheels.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Christopher Lang - Brentwood Bay BC on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 11:50 am:

Boy, that was funny.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kevin Helinski on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 12:06 pm:

That was hilarious!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Frank Harris Big Bear Lake, California on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 12:26 pm:

The Yugo was a good car. It was actually a FIAT 127. Italy deeded the tooling to what was then still Yugoslavia in the 1970's and let them build a car for their own country. This was before they split it up into the previous eight or so Kingdoms.

The car was a good one but could not stand the rigorous safety "please mother may I" protectionistic United States regulations. The FIAT 127 was a good car but it could not compete with the safety and environmental regulations imposed on it and died.

There are a lot of three wheel cars in England and they were all built in order to be able to be registered and insured as a motorcycle for cheaper fees and a regular drivers license was not required.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 01:13 pm:

My son told me a story about a Yugo owner that went to Autozone and said,
"Can I get a gas cap for my Yugo?"
The reply was-
"That sounds like a fair trade."


He had a Yugo with all the options including a hand warmer -
the heated rear window that would keep your hands warm when you were pushing it in the winter.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Dugger on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 01:43 pm:

After seeing the film clip I can sure enjoy my two Model T's. He was luck on the last roll over.

Bill d


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 05:08 pm:

At least our 1958 Messerschmidt had 2 wheels at the front and the single at the rear. Powered by a 200cc Sach 2-stroke engine and 4 gears it went remarkably well. Reverse was novel, you started the 2-stroke backwards and it gave you 4 reverse gears too. Trust the Germans to get out of trouble as quickly as you get into it! Dave C.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White, Sheridan, MI on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 06:16 pm:

A Yugo was one of only two vehicles to go off the Mackinac Bridge. (The third longest suspension bridge in the world connecting the two peninsulas of Michigan) The speeding, light weight Yugo hit the curb and was blown over the three foot high railing by high winds. The other car was a Bronco but that was intentional.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Robert Conner - Sanford, NC on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 08:00 pm:

I remember there being one these in a couple of Mr. Bean episodes and it never failed the car got turned over every time.

Speaking of Top Gear, there are two episodes that feature Model T's.

One from the old Top Gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKNBY3Vo1jA

And one from the new one where Jeremy Clarkson nearly kills himself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKYh_8sRGbg


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Alexander Douglas Kennedy on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 08:55 pm:

they also made a space shuttle out of a robin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth Harbuck - Shreveport, LA on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 09:15 pm:

Nothing is sacred here. Not even the Robin. :-(

Pensioners and learners loved the Robin as I remember it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. Gustaf Bryngelson, Rupert, Idaho on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 09:23 pm:

I am glad some one pointed out that the Reliant Robin is one of the few cars that can fly, and just because Jerimy can not drive it with out it turnig over, is not a bad mark for the car, how many cars can be rolled so many times and still keep on going, better than a Timex watch.
Best
Gus


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kep nz on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 12:57 am:

i wanted one when i was 15 (when i also wanted a ford "T") so they cannot be all that bad


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By justin h on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 01:30 am:

ive seen some pretty decent, and stable 3 wheeled vehicles before, but those with the single wheel in the front do have a tendancy to do that.. id never drive one


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 01:38 am:

But Frank, The Yugo was a FIAT 127 but it had a Fiat 128 engine and transaxle. The early 128 1500cc emgine.
The dealers want $400 for a clutch kit but the Fiat parts were the same and only list for $104 in those days.
There are a few still running without much trouble. They got a bad rap because they were built by communists and sold here to help out the GDP of a communist country.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 10:04 am:

I had a friend in Holland who used to say that the advantage of a Daf is that you're always the front car in a traffic jam.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dolo F, South Texas on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 02:00 pm:

Speaking of Top Gear, I noticed the other day on the History Channel that they have made an American version. I didn't like it as well, but then it was the 1st episode.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. Gustaf Bryngelson, Rupert, Idaho on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 08:14 pm:

The problem with an American Top Gear is that it would not have Jezzer, the Hampster and Captian Slow, they make the show Oh and the Stig too and his German cousin Sabina:-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 09:38 pm:

An American Top Gear would not work because it has to be politically correct


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kep NZ on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 02:26 am:

They made an Austrailan top gear too


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 03:23 am:

The Aussie one was crap...Dave C.


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