29.08.2010 Updated 25.10.10

FOR SALE

Slice magazines (RSSOC club mags) issue numbers 71 to 165

A great source of information for the Reliant Sabre and Scimitar enthusiast!!

Open to offers

Contact: Shearer

Email: sfs_25@tiscali.co.uk

Location: Marlborough

28.09.2010

FOR SALE

1971 Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5
Prepared for Hillclimbs and Sprints

 
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CHASSIS

• Front and rear cut back to the suspension mounting points to reduce weight.

• Front track increased by 2 inches.

• Suspension points moved for lower ground clearance (3.5”) and to achieve a more vertical position.

• Radius arm mounting points relocated to suit wider rear track.

• Outer rails and additional outrigger at the front and rear chassis strengthened to provide support for roll cage and seat belt.

• Engine mounting set back 3” from the standard position.

• Additional support for internal fuel tank/battery.

• Steering rack mounting points lowered and rack extended.

• Aluminium sump plate.

SUSPENSION

• AVO 15”dampers front and rear with adjustable damping and spring seats.

• Tubular front and rear anti roll bars with aluminium mounting blocks and Teflon coated rod ends on the drop links.

• Aluminium watts linkage plate to lower the rear roll centre.

ENGINE

• Ford 3.1 Essex

• Hardened valve seats

• High compression pistons

• Large valves and gas flowed heads

• Race cam

• Roller rockers

• Baffled sump

• Heavy duty clutch and flywheel

GEARBOX

• Ford type five gearbox 4 speed overhauled by BH Ltd and additional oil feeds to bearings

• Short input shaft used to enable short faced bell-housing to be utilised with hydraulic clutch

REAR AXLE

• Standard axel replaced with GTE6b (3.58:1) ratio with 3” wider track

• Limited slip differential, Jaguar XJS type.

• Suspension pick up points relocated

COOLING

• Mercedes aluminium/plastic light weight radiator set at 45 degrees with kenlowe 16” pull fan.

• Aluminium aerofoil to assist air passage

BRAKES

• Standard disc with green pads and 10” drums on rear

• Brake servo 3:1

FUEL SYSTEM

• Aluminium 14lt fuel tank located in car

• Facet red top electric fuel pump with pressure control valve

• Weber 38 DGAS/3A bored out and modified to suit cam

• Gas flowed inlet bell-mouth and large filter#

EXHAUST

• Modified early Coupe manifolds with 2” exhaust and single silencers

• Lambda boss incorporated

ELECTRICAL

• Race battery located inside car

• Lumenition optical ignition

• Rewired to remove unwanted components but retaining Road Legal status

• Ignition circuit ballast resister 12v system and 12v rev counter (6a)

WHEELS/TYRES

• Wolfrace wheels 15”x7” with 10mm wheel spacers

• Kumho tyres V70A soft compound 205-50-15

BODY

• Except windscreen all glass removed and replaced with polycarbonate

• Window frames removed and body/doors lightened

• Floors removed and replaced with flat flooring

• Bonnet double skin removed and radiator vented through bonnet

• Eight point roll cage for safety and to stiffen chassis

• Four point safety harness and competition seat

MSA

• The car fully meets MSA blue book requirements section 12 for Modified Limited Production Cars

£5,550

Contact: David Poplar

Email: popsinsomerset@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Somerset

29.08.2010

For sale a unique part of motoring history!!

The Cipher is a wonderful little sports car designed by Tony Stevens. It is based on the Reliant Kitten chassis and running gear with the famous alloy 850cc engine. It has a top speed of 93 mph and runs at 44 mpg. Tony displayed his prototype Cipher at the 1980 motor show, which received very good reviews, but it needed a huge investment to produce further cars. Tony Stevens took his design to Reliants manager Ritchie Spencer who agreed to take the design on as a trial. Two Reliant prototype Ciphers were build but the project came to a stop because to much money was needed to get the design ready for production. 5 Ciphers were build and one of these was acquired by TVR for evaluation by John Box in 1983. Peter Bird who worked with Stevens build two kits but these were never finished.

The white/black Reliant Cipher prototype has been in the family for over 20 years now. My father had the chassis rebuild but after that the project came to a stop. A second Cipher (green) was found and used by me for trips to the UK, Germany and event did a Lands End to John ‘O Groats rally in it. The last time the car was used was 8 years ago but by then the car was in need of some TLC, a new exhaust and some other repairs. It is a great little car to drive!

It was at that time that a third Cipher was found, the red one and second Reliant prototype. This car was complete but in need of a major rebuild. The Reliant build bodywork is better finished then the body on the green Cipher and it was thought the red Cipher would be a good spares donor. Of course this now sounds like a very stupid idea and all 3 Ciphers deserve full rebuilds.

I’ve been a Reliant enthusiast since I was a child and my dad drove a Scimitar GTE and a GTC, soon my mother drove a Kitten and I, at one time owned 21 Reliants… From a Regal Mk6 and TW9 to a Scimitar Coupe and Scimitar Sabre. It all became to much to handle and we stared to let some of the least interesting cars go over the years. But there are still to many and me nor my dad thinks we are able to rebuild a Cipher soon… So we’ve decided to try to find new owners who will be able to put the cars back on the road soon.

We prefer to sell the cars together and open to SERIOUS offers, please understand these cars are unique and need much work...
 Very reluctant sale :-(

Contact: Thomas Touw

Email: info@thomast.nl

Unique one off - 1994 Restyled Reliant Scimitar Sabre

Now is your chance to purchase a very unique prototype/development Scimitar Sabre that was built and restyled at the Reliant Motor Company in 1994.  It has a Nissan 1800 twin spark engine fitted with an altered turbo and ECU. 

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Only 23000 miles on the clock. Very good condition, although it has a crack in the rear wing due to a badly working handbrake while parked upon a slope.  Car is fitted with the original factory OZ rims with brand new Bridgestone tyres.

Car is currently in Belgium, but still UK registered.  Delivery to the UK is possible. 

Open to serious offers
part exchange considered

Contact: Mario Steenbrugge

Email: m_steenbrugge@hotmail.com

Click on the picture below to visit the link to see pictures of the restyled Sabre being built at Reliant!!

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FOR SALE

Scimitar SS1 Rebuild on DVD by Bill Sims

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Get your copy now, click on above picture for more details 

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