oldcars Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi All & welcome I had been looking at the forum and all the great motors and thought that i may as well ruin it and add mine to the mix I have a 1983 Reliant Rialto and a 2001 Kia Shuma that i like to keep clean and looking its best. The Rialto had had a bit done since i broke down on the way home for buying it. Its had a new radiator, coolant flush and a new waterpump, full repaint and new chrome mini trims. Love it, its great fun. Shuma is great too, they are all disapearing from the roads now and howmanyleft says aboiut 1000 have gone in the last year! vulgalour, Uncle Jimmy, Banger Kenny and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Some primo shite there - welcome! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 That Shuma looks terminally shite.Thus added to my want list. oldcars and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 To my great embarrasment, I have never heard of the Kia Shuma. Both look canny to me. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nice pair! Welcome along. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 LOOK AT THAT NUMBER PLATE. I need a lie down. Welcome. oldcars, Jim Bell, Sloth in a bowl and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Cheers, yes the plate has had more hits that Steve Wonder, i even went to the trouble of straighting it out a bit after the repaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nice cars.Love the Reliant! And it's not yellow! Looks great with the chrome wheel trims too. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nice cars.Love the Reliant! And it's not yellow! Looks great with the chrome wheel trims too. Cheers, i have put new ones one as they did'nt match and my ocd was taking a hammering danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_Harpers_Teeth Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 The picture of the Reliant - had it broken down? If so, bonus points!! Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 The picture of the Reliant - had it broken down? If so, bonus points!! Welcome aboard. You bet, 15 miles after i collected it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I've always fancied a Rialto to blezz about in for a bit but they're a bit salty. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 You bet, 15 miles after i collected it Top bombing!Looking forward to the upcoming OMGCURLEKTSHIUNFRED oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 OMG, I love the Kia Shuma! Great colour! More pictures please! oldcars and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Welcome along, liking that Kia. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 OMG, I love the Kia Shuma! Great colour! More pictures please! Yeah, OAP red FTW! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Kia's are full of win and now I'm not the only Kia owner here I feel part of a new cutting edge of fashion, trend setting crowd. P.S. Breaking down on the way home from buying a car gives you 100 bonus shite points immediately oldcars and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 You're a grade A shiter with that pair. Aweesome!!! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nice "silly boot" Rialto,I've owned 36 (I think) Reliant so your in good company oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 That Rialto is giving me a right stiffy, especially with that embossed plate. Fucking RAWR. The hatches don't seem to be as common as the estates, but they look much better I reckon.Fetching colour as well. Top work. Refreshing to see a Shuma in such nice nick and not clad in taxi stickers also. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Its not even a gphatch,known as the silly boot by me and a few diehards,has a useless letterbox flap,make good pickups tho! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Rialto respect due.I read that Reliant started building Rialtos with a high compression engine. They were capable of doing a ton and they had to lower the compression again to avoid scaring the pants out of owners- is this true? oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 The Rialto 2 model did indeed have a high comp engine,different cam,carb set up and dizzy,together with a different axle ratio.These were indeed capable of over 100 (tho a good standard one will nudge that anyway) remember one guy being nicked in one in the 80s for doing 104 on the motorway. The reason for the change wasnt speed tho,it was economy,those were good for 70+mpg if driven carefully. The reason for the change back to standard was because reliant owners were complaining that they couldnt just stick it in 4th at 30mph any more and had to use the gears more.Reliant owners arent scared of anything,if they were,they wouldnt drive one! catsinthewelder, Grundig, saucedoctor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Love the early Rialto. These were always among the most desirable Reliants in my eyes. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 wierdly they are one of the most undesireable to reliant nuts lol, i have only had the one,and to be fair it went like stink,averaged 63mpg and was in mint condition,they didnt get abused as much as the estates.The mk1 robin saloon with glass lift up window i think is the pinnacle of Reliant "design",was the last original deisgn,everything following being a restyle. oldcars and mouseflakes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Kia's are full of win and now I'm not the only Kia owner here I feel part of a new cutting edge of fashion, trend setting crowd. P.S. Breaking down on the way home from buying a car gives you 100 bonus shite points immediatelyThey are indeed, what Kia are you the proud owner of?Broke down twice so do i get 200 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thanks very much guys, didn't think there would be so much love for my motors. The Rialto is a gls saloon, with the indeed silly postage stamp boot. Quite rare, but i like them better. Better shape and not so many leaks as the hatchback and estate.It is a standard redtop engine, as has been said there was a higher compression yellow top with a "B" axle but that was in the Rialto 2 and i don't think it was in production long.Plasticvandan, what Reliants do you have now? Love mine as a daily its fun.The Shuma was given to me when my Grandfather passed away and is Magenta Red, great old boy colour They do suffer from rot, mine has had work to one front wing, and both rear arches and bottom of the rear quarter. Other arch needs sorted after winter. Its been treated and undersealed and all wheels & trims re painted along with rear drums and calipers. Wiper arms need done too at some point.Its been machine polished and in my eyes looks good for its age. Yet to see a tidy one around my neck of the wood.Will get some more pics up, interior cloth is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I've liked Reliant three wheelers since childhood. Especially the rarer ones like the ant and the very early aluminium bodied cars. The ragtop ones are cool as. I'm wondering now if I could get one sideways in my garage.... oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 The early ones are very rare now,perhaps 20 ally ones worldwide,all scrapped in the late 60s early 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Wee update. Headlamp has started to fill up with water, should have fixed it before but i left it and it blew the bulb up Front is all stripped down to fix tonight if it ever stops pissing down. Then i need to get it running again. Ran the tank a bit low and it started to run badly, now i can't get it it started. Think its prob clogged the fuel filter, but its attached to the back of the chassis buy the drivers rear wheel and is hard to get at with no ramps On a good note the old Korean special is running as well as it always has. Its getting in the mood for winter by more rust bubbling up on the front wing danthecapriman and Craig the Princess 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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