#Reliant Scimitar GTE

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5A, 1971/2. The Scimitar was designed by Tom Karen of Ogle as a shooting brake version of the earlier SE4 coupé. It was Reliant's most successful model with 4311 being produced between 1968 and 1975. They were all powered by Ford's 3.0 litre "Essex" V6

[diabolus1exmachina]

Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5 

Sporting estate cars are very much in vogue on 21st century European roads, with Audi, BMW, and Mercedes all marketing high performance cars you can fit a wardrobe in. But back in 1968 the Reliant Scimitar GTE created the genre by combining a sporting chassis and drivetrain with an Ogle Design body that incorporated a large load area behind the two front seats.Ford’s Capri 3-litre provided the powertrain, although Reliant opted to locate the rear axle properly with four trailing arms and a Watt’s Linkage, rather than relying on cart springs like the donor car. Coupled with a four-speed plus overdrive manual gearbox the Essex V6 leant the new model impressive performance, and its looks gained admirers from all quarters, including, famously, Princess Anne, who owned several examples.A 0-60mph time of 8.5 seconds and a top speed of nearly 120mph made Scimitar owners amongst the fastest antiques dealers in the land, and that glass fibre bodywork resisted the British climate far better than the steel used on most cars of the period.The GTE was an instant hit and soon Reliant were making four for every booted GT they built.

[classiccarsincyprus]

Scimitar GTE Overdrive

[englishcarssince1946]

1967 Reliant Scimitar GTE

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[frenchcurious]

Reliant Scimitar GTE 1970. - source Classic and Modern Show Cars AU.

[swpics]

Blue Thunder, Reliant Scimitar GTE, Cosworth V6 Twin-Turbo of Bev Fawkes. Fastest in Class and 20th overall at British Sprint Championship Mallory Park. Report in current issue of Classic and Competition Car. Free to read at www.classcompcar.com

[cosmonautroger]

1971 RELIANT Scimitar GTE SE5 3.0

[davidsimister]

Noise-sensitive cameras? Look elsewhere, TVR owners...

Noise-sensitive cameras? Look elsewhere, TVR owners…

I STILL haven’t finished writing my letters of apology to the neighbours yet. I own an old car that’s a bit noisy – and I had to fire it up at 5am the other morning.

It’s a Reliant Scimitar GTE with a hulking great V6 at one end and some ‘cherry bomb’ exhausts at the other and – being fully aware of its Pete Townshend-esque vocal qualities – I tend to restrict its outings to Sunday…

[ianscott360]

Saw this 1976 Reliant Scimitar GTE. #reliantscimitargte #reliantscimitar #reliant #scimitar #gte #reliantowners #reliantownersclub #classiccarclub #classiccarspotting #classiccarsofinstagram #vintagecarspotting #oldcars #oldschool #vroom #thecar https://www.instagram.com/p/CQo4g2aN7GL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[otomobilarsivi]

1973 Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE5) . . 📸 bridgeclassiccars.co.uk @otomobilarsivi #otomobilarsivi #cararchive #reliant #reliantscimitar #scimitar #reliantscimitargte #gte #coupe #classiccars #caroftheday #classicvehicles #otomobil #araba #klasikotomobil #car #cars #cardesign #carphotography #carpic #scimitargte #oldcar https://www.instagram.com/p/CIGI4EUpmtz/?igshid=13sfy9u31unet

[thewastegate]

Bugger. #scimitargte #reliantscimitargte #reliantscimitar #reliant #scimitar #gte #breakdown #classiccar #cars (at Storrington, West Sussex)

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Tom Karen OBE, March 1926 - January 2, 2023. The British designer who was head of Ogle Design 1962-1999 has died. Karen's work included the Bond Bug, Reliant Scimitar GTE and the Chopper bicycle. He famously had strong opinions about fastbacks, he claimed to be "baffled" by "the case for fastbacks" because he thought there was "nothing good to be said for them except that some people think they look alright". "Aerodynamically they're lousy, headroom in the back is lousy, for visibility they're lousy, with a lot of glass they're lousy, from a weight point of view, and they give no boot access".

[classiccarsincyprus]

Reliant Scimitar GTE Overdrive

[englishcarssince1946]

1968 Reliant Scimitar GTE

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[teilix]

Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE5/SE5a 1968–1975) at the event for fibreglass cars (GFK-Treffen) at #SchuppenEins on Saturday. #ReliantScimitar #ReliantScimitarGTE #scimitargte #scimitar #reliant #shootingbrake #britishcar #britishcars #rarecar #classicsportscar #carspotting #carspotter #classiccarspotting #vintagecarspotting #teilixreliant #classiccar #classiccars #retrocar #vintagecar #classiccaroftheday #classiccarsdaily #CarPhotography #automotivephotography #WagonWednesday #fibreglass #gfk #GFKTreffen (hier: Schuppen Eins) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNJflrpXPC/?igshid=ajj1077oepaq

[carpr0n]

Starring: ‘71 Reliant Scimitar GTE

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