Cars

You may have guessed I'm into cars. The pictures scattered throughout the pages are of my two Scimitars. In case you aren't familiar, as well as three wheelers, Reliant also built sports cars of some classic designs. All were glass fibre bodied.

Middlebridge GTE : This is one of 77 vehicles produced by a company that restarted production around 1987 in Nottinghamshire, some time after the original manufacturer, Reliant, sold the rights to the model. They introduced some modifications which included new engine, lower profile wheels, lowered suspension.

I previously owned the beige coloured Reliant GTE for about 14 years. I did most of the restoration on my original Scimitar (built 1977) but have less time and inclination for laying under cars these days.

Reliant Sabre 1800ti : This is completely different. The last of the sports cars produced by Reliant from around 1995. This is one of the few that came with the Nissan 1800 turbo. I've indulged in some further mods including LSD, intercooler, hybrid turbo and wide straight through exhaust which have raised it to 225bhp /185bhp at the wheels - It is still in a state of development. This car is serious fun with hard top and soft top and competes with more modern sports cars many times its value.

I'd better not get too anorak here, if you want to find out more, further details can be found at Scimweb the RSSOC (Reliant Sabre & Scimitar Owners Club) website and others........

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