Reliant Scimitar GTE

[Pete]

Well a Scimitar GTE keeps coming to where i work at i for the age of the car i thought it looked amazing if im honest. Have a look guys ;)

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7412/scimiter.jpg


Sorry for the poor picture but i have a cr4p phone with a 3mp camera on :)


Comments Welcome :thumb:

[RickW]

always liked these...and v8 too! lovely cars but they apparently leak bad causing electrical faults.

Is it modded under the bonnet too as those rear wheels look like they are there for a good reason!

[L14MNP]

Awesome cars. That one looks really clean I seen one at the weekend with 15x10 Wolfrace Slots on the rear. It's about to get a NOS Ford V8 that my mate just sold him.

[Pete]

I cant say if it has or not as i havnt actually had time to speak to the owner, when hes next in ill speak to him and ask him if i can take a few pics of the car, but yeah the wheels there look like there for a good purpose lol

[AlexW]

One of them in PPC a while back, retro cars :)

[phazer]

Bodywork should be good if looked after even a little bit, IIRC they are plastic :)

[sparkie1401]

yes they leak very very badly

i sat in one when i was 14, had a sunroof and a footwell full of water

cool looking car

[Pete]

well from what i saw (baring in mind it was a cold day and had been snowing earlier it didnt look like there was any water in the car, but as said before i cant say for definate..

I just thort it looked like a beautiful car :)

[L14MNP]

Bodywork should be good if looked after even a little bit, IIRC they are plastic :)
Yeah, but the metal frame can rust and crack the shell. Nice to see a decent one.

[mowgli]

my old boss restored one, a 1973 model. it was lovely, ford 3.0 v6 noise is nice.

i nearly bought one at a farm sale once for a tenner, but i had nowhere to store it, so it got burnt & the scrap weighed in.....

[dannyb]

always liked these...and v8 too! lovely cars but they apparently leak bad causing electrical faults

Ford V6 under the bonnet on most as standard.

Early 3 litre ones used to catch fire lol

[Jack]

Love the front, hate the back

[m1c]

i had one a few years ago, same engine/running gear as a 2.8 capri :) lovely cars, no more rust with that fibreglass shell!

[mowgli]

Love the front, hate the back

check out the coupe one then

http://www.reliant-scimitar-coupe.co.uk/coupe_gallery_files/Pict0016.jpg

much rarer though.



bizarre scimitar fact...

ogle design created a one off design study car to test out some clever glass designs with a sporty estate body... Prince Phillip took one look at it & asked if he could have it. thus the scimitar was born

[Stuart]

pfffft Merlin powered one with rolls royce grille FTW

[Simon 1867]

I love the reliant scimitar GTE always wanted one.

[bmw156]

are they lotus wheels? look very similar.

and i like them

[Southie]

I guy I used to work with had a 1973 3.0 v6 SE6 and was a decent motor really but as most they mechanically break down (well his did alot). I love the old Wolfrace alloys on these.
I prefer the middlebridge version tbh.

He's now bought a SE5 for full restoration. :)

[raymond]

There is one of these sat in my driveway with a nice set of bushes growing over it lol

[novarally]

They're great cars, we get a lot of them racing at hillclimbs and sprints.

There's a really quick one with a Supercharged V6 in it, which a friend of mine was due to buy. But that's been delayed as the car suffered a bit of damage last season;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeQXmgt4quA

[novarally]

There is one of these sat in my driveway with a nice set of bushes growing over it lol

It's a common thing, I saw one in a farmyard last week under a tarpaulin, and 2 of them up on axle stands in a driveway yesterday.

[blue_peg_16v]

there was one in ppc the other month with an omega 3.0 v6 fitted looked good and 200bhp in a plastic car should get it sideways nicely

[phazer]

Yeah, but the metal frame can rust and crack the shell. Nice to see a decent one.

Agreed. Someone I used to work with had one. I think these days it may be referred to as 'Rat Look' lol

[Mike]

Fapping ace looking cars :)

Me & Carrie saw a rather mint condition that she got a pic off when we was out & about.

The primary school i went, the house in a neighbouring street had 3 in bits on his driveway (circa 93ish) now he has one immaculatey restored red one sitting under a car port where the other 2 used to be many years ago!

[Nobby]

there a pile of **** worst design ive ever seen we had to change a power steering rack on one fukin stupid ugly kunting thing! grrr hate them!

[Pete]

haha i see everyone has there own opinion's, i personally like them :)