Princess Anne visits Reliant - 1975 Footage

In 1975 Princess Anne visited the Reliant Motor Company at Tamworth. This superb cine film footage is from 15th July 1975 and lasts about 28 minutes! Princess Anne arrives at Reliant (Two Gates) in her own Reliant Scimitar GTE and is greated by the managing director Ray Wiggin and his wife. HRH then goes for a reception in the canteen where she meets the Mayor and Mayoress of Tamworth and the Chief Constable of Staffordshire. The Princess is then taken on a tour of the Reliant premises at Two Gates, Kettlebrook and shenstone.
The music and dubbing is a little off-putting, but I am sure you will enjoy the historical content!!
Dave Poole of www.sporting-reliants.com
I am always looking for footage or photographs of the Reliant Factory and their cars, especially the Sabre 4 & 6, Scimitar GT, GTE, GTC, SS1, SST and Scimitar Sabre or any prototype vehicles!

[@juliepalmer9020]

This is lovely...my Dad worked at Reliant as an Inspector..not spotted him on the clip but I was 6 and remember Mum trying to stop me ducking under the barrier to get a better view. Thank you for sharing

[@diegocalcagno5102]

Reliant Scimitar: "Princess Anne had one of those, you know"

[@No.Handle31]

Jaime Peters and a super Robin

[@calebwalton9846]

5 years later your still making people laugh. (Cough cough top gear fan)

[@kylepadilla7022]

This is a rule that every car guy has to follow

[@underneonloneliness2]

When we made our own cars. This needs to happen again.

[@thebigquestionpodcast4958]

do you drive a jaguar if not then drive uk made

[@FarmYardGaming]

McLaren is independent if I'm not mistaken, JLR is owned by Tata Steel

[@thebigquestionpodcast4958]

@@FarmYardGaming and tbh it made in UK

[@spellacy29]

This is lovely Dave. Many thanks

[@wendydennis6630]

Lovely video. Well done.

[@DavePoole1969]

Thank you very much!

[@NotRezzOnYT]

Oh wow, she does have a Reliant Schimitar.

[@Stratoszero]

What a nice little timepiece!

[@Darwinion]

She opened the motor show in 1973 and said she'd like to visit Reliant... then "suddenly" that day arrived in 1975. LOL

[@marshaeisner]

I'm not a car buff but I can't help but think this film could be used to induce sleep. It's the voice over. Sounds like someone reading from prepared notes for a business slide show.

[@tommytippee5900]

Uhhhhhhh....how SEEEOOOOOOPER DOOOPER!

[@GreggTO]

@marsha eisner Well put.

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