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Reliant Scimitar GTE
               photo courtesy of Ian Hardy vintage car photgraphy

 

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 The Reliant Scimitar GTE was born in 1967 as a design prototype by Ogle. Reliant built close to 11'000 units between 1968 and 1980. Princess Anne liked to drive it because it had room for all her horse riding equipment. The car had a short revival in 1988 when Middlebridge took over the tooling, but they only produced 77 vehicles.

Reliant baute von 1968 bis 1980 etwa 11'000 Scimitar GTEs. Nach einem längeren Produktionsunterbruch versuchte die Frima Middlebridge 1988 dem Modell einen neuen Anfang zu bescheren, gab aber nach nur 77 Einheiten wieder auf. Prinzessin Anne schätzte es, dass sie mit dem Scimitar GTE sportlich unterwegs war, und doch Platz für alle ihre Reitutensilien hatte.
 

La Scimitar GTE fu una delle auto preferite dalla prinicipessa Anne, perché offriva posto per gli accessori del suo hobby: il cavallo. Ne furono costruite 11'000 esemplari tra il 1968 e il 1980. Nel 1988 Middlebridge tentò il revival con una versione modificata, ma dovette abbandonare dopo sole 77 auto costruite.