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
Tempest 850 G89TRA
Piks show original Crocodile bonnet
Now looks like this .
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
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
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
Now lives with Rob Shallcross in sunny Derbyshire
Tempest 850 NVT544P

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

Tempest 850 A568OEW

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 unfinished car,
engine/box/brakes/suspension all done
Tempest 850 D413RBV

John Wilks Tempest
4/1 side exit pipe ,adjustable dampers
alloy wheels luggage rack,spot lights
Mewsletter cover car
For sale 6/6/17
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

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


Tempest 95 RGG945R

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)

2017 now on Cobras and a 4 into one side exit big bore .
Tempest 850 PNA697W

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
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.
Tempest 850 YRP547W

Yoland and Roger Brown of Tempest Register fame
Tempest 850 registration ?

Vantique J708MCW

Vantique NKN602P

Tempest Cars works van /mobile advertising board
Just done its first 10k miles.
Last Vantique built
Vantique H52WCW

Reliant Parts World Ltd works van

And in a former livery.
Vantique HBZ6572

Vantique J514UOB

List of other know or mentioned Tempest and Vantique ,still some to load and digging to
do !

MNC104P Tempest kit no1 Joe Boulderstone-Salthouse Tempest Registrar 2004
MUG334P
E378NCK Red Tempest
H102DKH
Have chassi numbers for another 5 cars
We have a rolling chassie here that was at Stoneleigh.