Reliant 1951-2000 - inventor of the sports suit
Summary
There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Scimitar. The small English manufacturer became famous for its compact three- and four-wheeled cars as well as the popular Scimitar sports estate. Production in various countries and many grueling changes of ownership are part of the history of this comparatively long-lived brand.
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Among the many small English manufacturers, Reliant stood out for its half-century of longevity. In Tamworth, Staffordshire, Reliant built small cars with a single front wheel and its own 748 cc four-cylinder engine. At the London Motor Show in 1961, the Sabre sports roadster with a 1.7-liter engine was presented by Ford, also in chassis construction with a plastic body. The Sabre and its Israeli licensed make Sabra were also available as a coupé from 1962. In 1964, the Rebel four-wheel drive small car was added, and the Sabre was replaced by the Scimitar coupé with the 2.6-liter six-cylinder engine from the Ford Zephyr Six. In 1966, a small notchback sedan was introduced: the Turkish Anadol. The design company David Ogle was responsible for the good Reliant shapes.
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