{"id":890260,"date":"2026-09-10T08:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/890260\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:28:19","slug":"car-fanatic-10-surprised-with-dream-reliant-robin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/890260\/","title":{"rendered":"Car fanatic, 10, surprised with dream Reliant Robin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 10-year-old boy is living his very own Del Boy dream after his parents surprised him with a 1975 Reliant Super Robin. <\/p>\n

Toby, from west Oxfordshire, has always been infatuated with the iconic three-wheeler – even making his own Lego model of the car. <\/p>\n

After spotting a turquoise Reliant up for auction earlier this year, his dad Steve secretly purchased the classic British car that was made famous by the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. <\/p>\n

“Most of my friends want Bugattis, Ferraris and Lamborghinis as their dream car – and this is mine,” Toby said. <\/p>\n

“I just think it’s really unique and they just look good,” he said. <\/p>\n

“It’s priceless, it’s never being sold – I’m going to hand it down my generations.” <\/p>\n

\"Only<\/a> The iconic yellow Reliant in Only Fools and Horses was a Regal, not a Robin [BBC] <\/p>\n

The Reliant Robin was first produced in the early 1970s. <\/p>\n

Many associate Reliants with the Del Boy and Rodney comedy show, but the famous three-wheeled yellow Trotters Independent Trading van was actually a Reliant Regal. <\/p>\n

But for Toby, his love of the cars came from a Top Gear episode in which Jeremy Clarkson repeatedly rolled the three-wheeler<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Earlier this year, classic car enthusiast Steve spotted a 1975 Reliant Super Robin up for auction and knowing his son’s enthusiasm for the cars placed a bid. <\/p>\n

\"A<\/a> Toby said his 1975 Reliant Super Robin was “priceless” [Bangers & Cash] <\/p>\n

He secretly transported it to their home where he surprised Toby with it. <\/p>\n

“He opened the doors, I saw that it was a Reliant Robin and I absolutely went crazy,” Toby said. <\/p>\n

“I love it – he is the best dad in the world.” <\/p>\n

Steve said: “He [Toby] knows everything about this car and his way around it. Eventually it will be here for him to drive.” <\/p>\n

The moment Toby was surprised with his new Reliant Robin will be shown on the U&Yesterday Bangers & Cash series at 20:00 BST on Thursday. <\/p>\n

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