Reliant Rebel

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Reliant Rebel
Manufacturer	Reliant
Production	1964-1973 2600 made
Predecessor	none
Successor	Reliant Kitten
Body style(s)	2-door saloon 2-door estate car van
Engine(s)	598 cc/700 cc/748 cc Straight-4
Transmission(s)	4 speed manual
Wheelbase	89 in (2261 mm) ^[1]
Length	138 in (3505 mm)
Width	58 in (1473 mm)
Height	55.5 in (1410 mm)
Curb weight	1,200 lb (540 kg)
Fuel capacity	6 imp gal (27 L/7 US gal)
Related	Reliant Regal

The Reliant Rebel was a small glass-fibre car produced by Reliant between 1964 and 1973, conceived as an alternative to the Austin Mini and Hillman Imp. Due to the use of fibreglass, the body was proclaimed in advertising to be "its own garage".

Only 2,600 of them were made in saloon, estate and van variants. Engines varied from 598 cc/700 cc/748 cc (although sometimes later 848 cc Reliant engines are retro-fitted) and the maximum speed was around 70 mph (110 km/h).

The chassis was similar to that of the three wheeled Reliant Regal, but the Rebel featured a conventional four wheel configuration which involved a significantly larger section to its rails and, of course, conventional steering. In the Rebel's case this used the steering box from a Standard Ten with wishbones, trunnions and ball-joints from the Triumph GT6 / Vitesse.