Scimitar
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Reliant Scimitar SS1: Michelotti's last roadster and the bargain of the 1980s (1984–1995)The Reliant Scimitar SS1 was the affordable British roadster of the 1980s, styled by Michelotti, built in glassfibre at Tamworth, and transformed by its Nissan-turbocharged 1800Ti version. A guide to the SS1, the restyled SST and Scimitar Sabre, why it never sold, what to check when buying, and why it remains a roadster bargain.
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Reliant Scimitar: the sporting estate that invented its own class (1964–1986)The Reliant Scimitar grew from a handsome Ford-powered glassfibre coupe into the GTE, the car that invented the sporting estate and counted Princess Anne among its most loyal owners. A guide to the Sabre before it, the GT, GTE and GTC, the Middlebridge revival, what to check when buying, and what a Scimitar is worth.
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Reliant: three wheels, glassfibre and Britain's pluckiest car companyReliant of Tamworth built three-wheelers for tradesmen, glassfibre sports cars for princesses and the most laughed-at, best-loved cars in Britain, all from a factory that was for years the biggest wholly British-owned carmaker after British Leyland. A guide to every classic Reliant we cover, from Regal and Robin to Scimitar and SS1, what each is like to own and what it is worth.