Author Topic: Biggest bodge-up of all time?  (Read 3550 times)

Stuart Cyphus

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Biggest bodge-up of all time?
« on: May 09, 2008, 09:36:18 PM »
 Some people really don't seem to have any idea at all. Such as beliving this thing could be at all genuine.....

 An early Reliant Robin van, with the number plate from a Supervan. Fitted with the twin-cylinder diesel engine from a Kabota garden tractor!

 And they think it left the factury like this!

 As has happoned so many times in Reliant circles in the past few years, words fail me......   :(

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Re: Biggest bodge-up of all time?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2008, 09:57:34 PM »
I read the description and didnt get the impression he was claiming it left the factory like it, he just points out it wasnt he who fitted the engine, no claims of it being original. Its certainly rare as no one else would bother fitting a kubota 500 to a Robin when they already have perfectly good engines of there own. I think you got the wrong end of the stick Stuart ect etc ect.

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Re: Biggest bodge-up of all time?
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2008, 10:05:15 PM »
 Oops, you're right & all Bob. I think my mind's started to go.......

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Re: Biggest bodge-up of all time?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2008, 11:30:22 AM »
You're lucky it's only your mind that's going. It's when your body starts going, you have trouble. Ask Gordon!  ;D

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Re: Biggest bodge-up of all time?
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2008, 02:00:47 PM »
Dear Bob

Is that Gordon Brown or Gordon the Gopher?

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Re: Biggest bodge-up of all time?
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2008, 02:05:57 PM »
Reliant did infact make a prototype Rialto pick up fitted with a Kubota diesel that i saw along with an electric one at the National rally.
This one however is a cobble up,using a supervan id to get free tax

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Re: Biggest bodge-up of all time?
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2008, 09:06:53 PM »


Is that Gordon Brown or Gordon the Gopher?



It could be Gordon the Freewheeler or Gordon the Zola.  ;D
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