Rebel Without Applause: The Reliant Company From Inception to Zenith

Rebel Without Applause: The Reliant Company From Inception to Zenith

Daniel Lockton
Bookmarque, Minster Lovell, 2003, 256pp. ISBN 978-1-870519-64-9. More details (very out-of-date).

The first ever detailed history of Reliant, covering the company’s development from its insecure beginnings in the 1930s to the years of dynamic growth in the 60s and 70s when Reliant 3- and 4-wheelers dominated the specialist and sports car markets. Reliant’s pioneering work in setting up the Israeli, Greek and Turkish motor industries is also extensively covered.

Lockton, D. (2003) Rebel Without Applause: The Reliant Company from Inception to Zenith, Minster Lovell: Bookmarque 2003. (ISBN 978-1-8705196-4-9 print)