Album of known Tempest Vantique

Tempest E378NCK prototype no 1 , 2″ slimmer than later cars , trailed by Robert Porter and recently rediscovered by Dave Smith.

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Tempest 850 B826VBU Jonathan White’s car has been off the radar long time

Tempest 850 SRH949R car no 14

1st kit by John Box ,Disc brakes with stainless carriers. sump guard
Gaz suspension all round adjustable ride height and damping.
four into one exhaust Tempest ,big bore side exit exhaust.
New hood ,side screens, tonnage cover by Andy Taylor
14″ Morris wheels
4.5:1 axle option

Andy Gambrell happy owner 2019

Tempest 850 G89TRA

before bonnet/nose cone/light change and substantial weight reduction
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Piks show original Crocodile bonnet

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Now looks like this .

Registered as Tempest convertible PLG 1990 with galvanised Fox chassis

Tempest upgraded with
Disc brakes with stainless carriers
Gaz suspension all round adjustable ride hight and damping.
four into one exhaust manifold ,big bore exhaust.
bench seats by Andy Taylor
Rostyle wheels ,fiberglass boot liner skin + opening “boot” lid , jack +tool mounts/tray , rests for drivers passengers feet , dropped in spare wheel , locking fuel cap , ported head, Rebel race inlet manifold , electronic ignition , Sports air filter +carb needle , tow bar with trailer board plugs hidden underneath ,door pockets, phone pockets , wrapped rear springs , steel encased fuel lines……

TEMPEST 950 WOB164T

WOB 164T Tempest 950 with factory option Chrysler Sunbeam engine.
5 link suspension
Mechanical anti roll
Compomotive wheels
Electronic ignition/fan/fuel pump
powder coated chassie

Belonged to Ian Beveridge 2017

Tempest 850 MOI2409

15″ spoke wheels

Four branch Tempest exhaust

Servo Brakes

Andy Taylor door cards and seats

Well know car ,lived in France ,featured on Spanish TV

lived with Rob Shallcross who added lots of stainless , moved on in 2019 to Richard Mather for £10,000

Tempest 850 NVT544P

Dave Pierce car

lots of good stuff , uprated suspension

Kitten chassis

Reliant Kitten convertible 1976

Older photo before wheel +diff change and standard rear light setup

Tempest 850 A79MKN Dave Price car , well set up car with heavy flywheel , different cam and work to head and valves.

Tempest 850 A568OEW

registered as Reliant Tempest ,body type sports 1983 PLG

Disc brakes

very low with rear axle sat on top of the springs

In Bristol with Austin Pete

Tempest 850 A296MBU (the lost one)

Kitten chassi

engine/box/brakes/suspension all done. nearly finished , with new take on the remote gearchange, in the capable hands of Nigel in Sunny Cotswolds

Tempest 850 D413RBV

John Wilks driving.

4/1 side exit pipe ,adjustable dampers

alloy wheels luggage rack,spot lights

Mewsletter cover car

Reliant Rebel remote gearchange set up

Tempest3 B583JAP

Tempest three wheeler using all Reliant parts

Tempest 850 EGT 205T

Spoke wheels ,chrome bumpers

Tempest 850 ESU486

built 1990 owned by Steve Campbell , most expensive built car at time £10,000

Tempest 850 F562VFR

John Box demonstrator “Very Fast Reliant”

Owned by Dave Smith then Howard Wadsworth.

Tempest 11W1115 First Tempest (former registration of F562 VFR?)

Tempest 850TT F878GEC

Trials spec with high wings, no doors, smaller wheels and narrower body .

KOU330P

Modified by John Bamber has ‘A’series engine, type 9 gearbox, BMC 5 link rear axle with coilovers, Ford front hubs with disc brakes and Rover rear drums with 15″ wires

Tempest 850 H102DKH

Tempest 850 J748HTP

Factory built car with discs , Taylor interior , seat squabs for more leg room , 4/1 exhaust.

Tempest Raptor LRP594P

Later model Tempest by John Box and last four wheeled Reliant.

the very last Fox chassis made by Beans

Tempest A417GDC with BRM motor

Tempest L685KFR

And with a boot.

Tempest 95 RGG945R

on Kitten chassis registered as Tempest (Reliant approved build)

Morris axle and anti tramp bars.

missing the 950 engine and in need of a lot of work .

Stuart Halstead / Guy Stanley built car ,getting grubby with John and Jacqui Box

Austin Tempest 850

Austin chassis with Tempest bodywork , engine and gearbox

Tempest 850 MOM106P

Tempest 850 NKC598S

Gaz Suspension

Kitten Chassis

Hardtop version

on spoke wheels (Midget)

Martyn Seymour car

Kitten chassis +reg 1977

2017 now on Cobras and a 4 into one side exit big bore .

Tempest 850 PNA697W

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Tempest 850 SLM151W

Tempest 850 G999TKN

Dave Smiths car to 2001 , then used by Ian and Chris Lawson for production car trials.

Winning Association of Central Southern Motor Clubs Clubman Championship 2002,

with two overall wins,a few first and second in class awards.

Class win in ACSMC championship 2003 with Chris winning the Clubman championship

Tempest 850 FIB915

Tempest 850 TEX912R

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class win in the 2000 Association of Central Southern Motor Clubs Trials Championship, and a third in the RACMSA National Championship the same year by Jack Williams.

Now lives in Hay on Wye with a stable of other Reliants .

Tempest 850 YRP547W

with Yoland and Roger Brown of Tempest Register fame

Andy Shaw Tempest nearing completion

Regal rear diff centre , 5 point linkage , disc brakes ……….

Tempest 850 registration ?

Vantique J708MCW

now looking very sad

Vantique NKN602P no 10

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Tempest Cars works van /mobile advertising board

Just done its first 10k miles.

Last Vantique built, goes out every day.

Reliant Kitten Van Historic

Vantique H52WCW

Reliant Parts World Ltd works van

And in a former livery.

Vantique HBZ6572 (formerly J698CRS)looking sad , belonged to Bryan J delos Santos-Moon and then Tim Medhurst who had engine electrics and brakes rebuilt.

Fox chassis

Vantique light van PLG 1992