For a biker with an imminent addition to the family and no car licence, these were the perfect solution. I still look back on our canary yellow Robin of 35 years ago with great fondness.

I was 16 when I first watched this and remember that boy was the same age as me at the time, I thought it was amazing that he had written his own book about 3 wheelers.

3 of us toured Ireland in my Mk5 Regal. It had a roof rack!

Good to see them refering to it as "Glass Fibre" as opposed to Fibreglass which is a brand name for, glass fibres....

In Australia an orange Bug graced the cover of one of our best selling new motoring magazines, and I like many was forever smitten. Such irresistibly attractive and advanced styling & conception! Youth personified to all and any. Even today I muse about those visual knockout 4-wheel Bug conversions and wonder.. what if?

The wonderful Quentin..  my favourite (and much respected) British motoring Journo.

I always admired the styling and if beauty be fitness for purpose then it’s definitely beautiful. It dovetailed into its prescribed niche perfectly and brought value for money proletarian motoring into existence. I would love one nowadays.

Thank goodness for the title, I genuinely didn't recognise Quentin in the thumbnail.

This is just a small clip from "cars the star"

In 1971 as a student, I so wanted a Bond Bug, but my Dad who was paying for my education required my safety in a 4 wheeled metal box.  This was later demonstrated in 1975, by the death of a colleague in a road smash of a Regal.  The Kitten was more expensive than a Mini, which I really enjoyed.

My granddad called his a plastic jag 😂

Anyone thats had the misfortune of riding a motorcycle to work 365 days a year in the freezing cold icy roads would jump at the chance of having one of these, must have felt like luxury being in a heated cabin on an icy morning, not your first choice of car but a damn sight safer than a motorcycle on icy roads!!

Ive got a mk 1 robin saloon and i love it . Yes its terrible to drive but its got something about it modern cars dont

Quentin was suprislngly tight-lipped about what driving the Robin was like

Had a Spanish work mate in the early eighties who had one,he had to go to the Spanish embassy in London,and asked me would I go with him,no problem mate,OMG I have no words!! It was a 500 mile round trip give or take a bit,don't think I spoke for 2 days after getting back.

Had 3 of these Robin Reliants including one colour Milka chocolate pink. Brake while cornering it tips onto its side. Someone steps out in front you swerve and brake same time then over it goes again. Impossible to avoid potholes go either side the middle wheel gets it.

My mum had a Reliant Rebel.

What about the reliant kitten with four wheels

Easily the best car company Britain ever had. 25% survival rate of the Scimitar destroys everything exept the defender.

The problem with Reliant three wheelers is that it was like driving a Morgan three wheeler at high speed, in reverse.

Just got in from travelling in my dirty yellow MK2 Robin, in this small Dorset town its quite a celebrity...   Parts are 99% British Leyland parts bin with a scattering of Ford, mine will do a proven 96mph and get there very quickly, £100 a year tax, a negligible amount insurance, 70-75mpg+ and I got rid of them silly Triumph Herald seats and have a set of Microcar front seats but have waiting in the wings a pair of grey leather MX5 heated "tombstone" seats with the speaker built into the headrest.