30/09/2026
The original Only Fools and Horses Reliant Supervan, heads to auction at the and offered without reserve! 🇬🇧
APL 911H was the only van used in every one of the thirteen episodes over the first two series and consequently it's considered the most verifiable and authentic of all the BBC used vans.
Several vans were used during the show's long history, replacement being easier and cheaper than repairing elderly examples, with plates and signwriting transferred as required, however, during the early years of filming in 1981/82, this was the only van used in every one of the thirteen episodes over the first two series.
It is prominently visible in early episodes and the official Reliant Motor Club archive confirms that the van first appeared in the 1981 episode Big Brother, with the registration APL 911H becoming visible in The Russians Are Coming and most famously during the iconic chandelier cleaning scene in the 1982 masterpiece, A Touch of Glass.
Importantly, APL 911H was the vehicle's genuine registration rather than a fictitious production number and because it was captured on screen, it's considered the most verifiable and authentic of all the BBC used vans.
There have been many replicas, recreations and genuine production vans associated with Only Fools and Horses over the years. APL 911H, however, represents something rather more significant – the genuine registration identity seen at the very beginning of the story and an evocative survivor from the formative years of, arguably, Britain's best-loved television sitcom.
For the committed Only Fools and Horses enthusiast, opportunities like this don't come along very often!
Estimate: £30,000 - £40,000 - No reserve.
Heading to auction at The NEC Classic Motor Show, 13th-14th November.
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