Reliant Scimitar GTE
Magazine Articles
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Buying guide - Reliant Scimitar GTE & GTC |
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| Publication | Practical Classics August 2007 | |||
| Buying guide - Reliant Scimitar GTE & GTC- Performance, good looks and the legs to do hundreds of miles in comfort make the Scimitar a truly great touring car. And it's pretty cheap too. | ||||
| Features | Article |
Flexible friends |
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| Publication | Practical Classics Spring 2002 | |||
| Flexible friends - With V6 engines, four seats and top-level practicality, Reliant's GTE was a hit in 1968. But who'd have thought it would last until 1986, and then re-emerge as the Middlebridge GTE? David Lillywhite tries old and new. | ||||
| Features | Article |
Buyers Guide - Reliant Scimitar GTE |
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| Publication | Practical Classics March 2000 | |||
| Buyers Guide - Reliant Scimitar GTE - Brilliant combination of sports car and estate, or compromised plastic pig? Malcolm McKay takes advice on buying Reliant's trend-setter. | ||||
| Multi vehicle - Reviews | Article |
Weather beaten? |
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| Publication | Classic & Sports Car April 2008 | |||
| Weather beaten?- Forget the obvious soft-tops, says Graeme Hurst, there's plenty of year-round fun to be had on a budget if you opt for one of these bargain GTs. | ||||
| Features | Article |
Thinking if buying...A Reliant Scimitar GTE? |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart August 2006 | |||
| Thinking if buying...A Reliant Scimitar GTE? - Ted Purcell casts his expert eye over this grand touring estate from a company more usually associated with odd three-wheelers. | ||||
| Multi vehicle - Reviews | Article |
Space rockets |
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| Publication | Classic & Sports Car June 2005 | |||
| Space rockets - Reliant’s Scimitar GTE was first, the Gilbern Invader soon followed but, as Andrew Noakes finds, these sporting estates are very different animals to drive. | ||||
| Features | Article |
Swordplay Seven |
68 |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart June 2005 | |||
| Swordplay Seven - As his Scimitar voyage of discovery draws slowly and unreliably to a faltering conclusion, Rod 'Reliant' Ker claims to have finally fixed his Scimitar's inermittent electrical system. Part seven of the Scimitar Series; hunting down the gremlins. | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
Swordplay Six |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart May 2005 | |||
| Swordplay Six - Electrical terrors! Rod Ker's Scimitar Project has certainly been a voyage of discovery. Part Six, then, in which Rod gains meaningful understanding of things electrical. Oh, and maybe he breaks down a bit, too. | ||||
| Features | Article |
Modifying Reliant Scimitars |
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| Publication | Classics Monthly May 2005 | |||
| Modifying Reliant Scimitars - With a powerful 3 litre V6 in a glassfibre body the Scimitar SE and GTE variants were fast cars when new. Mike Renaut meets some owners who have made them even faster as old cars. | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
Swordplay Four |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart April 2005 | |||
| Swordplay Four - Rod Ker's Reliant has been providing him with hours of harmless family fun, as he attempts to drive it all the way from his own Staffordshire base to the Reliant's birthplace in...Staffordshire. It's not easy. | ||||
| Features | Article |
Swordplay Five |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart Spring 2005 | |||
| Swordplay Five - Rod Ker's Reliant has been providing him with hours of harmless family fun, as he attempts to drive it as though it were a modern motor. For this instalment, a lack of noteworthy breakdowns saw our hero comparing his V6 classic coupé with a modern equivalent. So; Project Scim meets Nissan 350Z. | ||||
| Features | Article |
Swordplay three |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart March 2005 | |||
| Swordplay three - Rod Ker's romance with his Reliant project appears to be getting a little strained. In fact, he claims to be having some problems with his LoVE valve! But this is a family magazine, and we're sure that things cannot be all bad in Rod's gardern...Restoring the Scimitar; Part 3. | ||||
| Restoration | Article |
Swordplay - Reliant Scimitar |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart January 2005 | |||
| Swordplay - Reliant Scimitar - Rod Ker, flushed with the success of his bumper-to-bumper Vitesse restorations, has transfered his affections to a member of the horsey set. Step forward, the Reliant Scimitar; luxury transport in the classic style. Restoring the Scimitar; Part 1. | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
Buyers Guide Reliant Scimitar SE6 - Fibre Class £500 to £25000 |
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| Publication | Classics May 2004 | |||
| Buyers Guide Reliant Scimitar SE6 - Fibre Class £500 to £25000 - Reliant's Scimitac SE6 was unique and quick in its day but is it a good classic to buy? Andrew Charman finds out. | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
Road Test - Reliant Scimitar GTE |
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| Publication | Classic Car Weekly 21st April 2004 | |||
| Road Test - Reliant Scimitar GTE - Built 1968-86, four-seater, two-door estate, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive, V6 engine. | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
Starter Classic - Reliant Scimitar GTE |
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| Publication | Classic & Sports Car February 2004 | |||
| Starter Classic - Reliant Scimitar GTE - The practical and punchy plastic holdall makes a first classic that's almost too good to be true, as Malcolm McKay explains. | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
A question Of Style - Reliant Scimitar |
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| Publication | Classic Car Mart January 2004 | |||
| The last Reliant sports car was neither driven by royalty nor poised on three wheels - Reliant Scimitar SS1 | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
Classics January 2003 pg 118 |
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| Publication | Classics January 2003 | |||
| Buyer's Guide: Buying a Reliant Scimitar. Kim Henson shows you how to buy the perfect SE5/5a avoiding the duffers. | ||||
| Single vehicle -Reviews | Article |
Classic Car Weekly 20 November 2002 pg 20 |
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| Publication | Classic Car Weekly 20 November 2002 | |||
| Buying Power. Reliant Scimitar GTE. Reliant's Scimitar GTE was an estate that didn't behave like one. With Ford V6 power under the bonnet the GTE offered a tempting combination of performance and practicality - Matt Skelton tells you how to find an example that still has those same characteristics today. | ||||
| Multi vehicle - Reviews | Article |
Classics Spring 2002 pg 52 |
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| Publication | Classics Spring 2002 | |||
| Edge of Heaven. Reliant's Scimitar evolved from a pretty coupe to a fine luxury estate. Tim Morgan drives three examples, and finds them equally rewarding, but very different. | ||||
| Multi vehicle - Reviews | Article |
Classic & Sports Car July 2001 pg 148 |
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| Publication | Classic & Sports Car July 2001 | |||
| Glassfibre Coupes - Gilbern, Bond and Scimitar do battle for Brit four-seater coupe honours. | ||||
| Multi vehicle - Reviews | Article |
Classic & Sports Car April 2001 pg 138 |
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| Publication | Classic & Sports Car April 2001 | |||
| Triumph vs Reliant - Open four business: Stag takes on GTC | ||||
Now in the shop
 RELIANT SCIMITAR OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL AND PORTFOLIO 1968-79
£19.50
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 RELIANT Scimitar GTE SE5 3 Ltr 1971 Shop manual
£44.17
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 SCIMITAR AND ITS FOREBEARS
£19.75
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RELIANT Scimitar GTE SE5 3 Ltr 1971 Shop manual
£44.17
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RELIANT SCIMITAR OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL AND PORTFOLIO 1968-79
£19.50
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RELIANT SCIMITAR OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL AND PORTFOLIO 1968-79
£19.50
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