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Birmingham Mail (Page 1 & 7 - 10th December 2005)

The Reliant Regal shot to fame when Dodgy-dealing Del Boy Trotter drove one in TV’s Only Fools and Horses.  But Elvis’s prized model is a far cry from the Cockney market trader’s banger with its dirty yellow paintwork.

Elvis believes the Regal with its rust-free fiberglass body has become a national treasure.  He was a biker before he decided to move up to a car and chose a three-wheeler because he could drive it on his motorcycle licence. 

He has owned three Reliants over the years and bought the Regal intending to give it a paint respray. “What I thought would be a quick respray job become 17 months of hard work,” he said. “The hardest thing about writing the book was trying to cover everything. I wanted it to be comnplete. I hope my book will help other people who are thinking of taking on a similar project. Tamworth is the obvious location for the launch.”  The car is insured for 10 times the amount Elvis paid for it - but he would not dream of selling. “Far too much work has gone into it,” he said. Elvis’s book is on sale for £29.99.