Official Press Photographs
Collected by Dave Poole
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Reliant Sabre 4 at the Earls Court Motorshow in 1961. |
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Reliant Sabre 4 at the Earls Court Motorshow in 1961, showing the interior. |
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Reliant Sabre 4 at the Earls Court Motorshow in 1961. |
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Reliant Sabre 4 in Tamworth. |
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Reliant Sabre 4 in Tamworth. Note: The second pictures has been doctored to show round rear wheel arch. |
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Reliant Sabre 4 being put through its paces at Silverstone |
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Photo of Graham Hill in the
3rd place Ferrari 330 TRI/LM narrowly avoiding the Sabra
Sports of Edmund Hessart jr and Henry Swartz jr when the axle broke
90 laps into the Sebring 12 Hour Race in 1963.
There were four drivers sharing the driving: Edmund Hessert jr, Henry Swartz jr, James Diaz and Benjamin Poster. Car No: 50 |
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Reliant Sabre 6 at Earls Court Motor show in 1963 (one of only two Sabre six convertibles ever built). |
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Reliant Sabre 6 at Earls Court Motor show in 1963. |
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Reliant Sabre 6 in Tamworth. |
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The Ogle Scimitar GT (Prototype) from 1964 |
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Reliant Scimitar GT (Coupe) in 1965. |
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Reliant Scimitar GT (Coupe) in 1966. |
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Reliant Scimitar GT chassis with 3 litre V6 in 1968. |
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Reliant Scimitar GT (Coupe) with 3 litre V6 from 1968. |
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Reliant Scimitar GT (Coupe) and interior photo from 1968 |
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Reliant Scimitar GT (Coupe) and interior photo from 1968. |
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Rare Photo slide showing a Reliant Scimitar GT (Coupe) in 1967 with a Reliant built Scooter Ski. |
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The new and exciting Ogle Scimitar based on the Reliant Scimitar GTE. |
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Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5 in 1968. |
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Reliant Scimitar GTE in 1970, with optional Borg Warner 35 automatic gearbox. |
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Reliant Scimitar GTE in 1971, showing optional "Princess Anne" alloy Wheels. |
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Reliant Scimitar GT and GTE's being exported the Australia. |
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Reliant Scimitar GTEs at Portsmouth harbor to celebrate the commissioning of HMS Scimitar. |
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The launch of the new SE5a Scimitar GTE at the Earls Court Motorshow in 1971 |
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The revised Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE5/a) in 1972. |
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Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE5/a) in 1975, with Dunlop composite alloy wheels. |
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The new wider and longer Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE6) in 1977 |
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The new wider and longer Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE6) in 1977 |
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The new wider and longer Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE6) in 1977 |
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The new Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE6a) in 1978 fitted with Wolfrace wheels. |
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A 1978 photo showing the rear seats of the new Reliant Scimitar GTE |
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Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE6a) in 1978 with roof rack. |
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The revised Reliant Scimitar GTE (SE6b) in 1980, now fitted with a 2.8 V6 Cologne engine. |
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The new Reliant Scimitar Convertible GTC (SE8b), with optional hardtop. |
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Reliant Scimitar Convertible GTC (SE8b). |
The mock up Reliant Scimitar SS1 at the Motorshow (Note the "Michelotti" badge under the vent on the wing. | |
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The new Reliant Scimitar SS1 |
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The new Reliant Scimitar SS1 |
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These are scans of one of Reliant's press cars the Scimitar SS1 1600 taken from the original set of 35mm slides taken on July 1984 which I have been given by ex-Reliant employee Gerald Orton. |
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The Nissan powered Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800ti |
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Scimitar SS1 1800ti, Reliants 126 mph open top two seater sports car |
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The new Reliant Scimitar SST, restyled by William Towns. |
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The new Reliant Scimitar SST, restyled by William Towns |
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This is a scan from an original 35mm slide of the Reliant Scimitar SST that I have been given by ex-Reliant employee Gerald Orton. |
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The Middlebridge Scimitar GTE |
The new Mk2 Reliant Scimitar Sabre |
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The Reliant Scimitar Sabre |
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The Reliant Scimitar SS2 concept car by William Towns |
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