May the Fourth be with the design studio that produced not only the three-wheeled Robin, and a Popemobile, but also Luke Skywalker's SoroSuub X-34 Landspeeder.

As the 1970s fuel crisis gripped the world, drivers wanted lighter and more efficient cars to save money. British brand Reliant was happy to oblige.

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The concept had developed by the 1980s sufficient for Reliant to produce more than 300 Robin and Rialto three-wheelers a week. "They had the advantage that thanks to a technicality, you could drive ...

BRITISH, barmy, and binned - the three-wheel Reliant Robin has hit the buffers. Production of the car that proved beyond doubt we were a nation that could laugh at ourselves - or certainly those ...

An auction of Del Boy-style three-wheelers could be a nice little earner for their owner - after being valued at more than £18,000. Seven of the iconic Reliant Robins are up for auction next week ...

May the Fourth be with the design studio that produced not only the three-wheeled Robin, and a Popemobile, but also Luke Skywalker's SoroSuub X-34 Landspeeder.

Reliant's decision ends a 65-year tradition. The firm say the last Robin will roll off its assembly line at Burntwood, Staffordshire, in December to make way for the production of four-wheel vehicles.