410 Reliant Scimitar SE8 GTC (1980) GOX 906 W
Reliant Scimitar GTC (1980-86) Engine 2792 cc V6 OHV Ford
Production 442
Registration Number GOX 906 W (Birmingham)
RELIANT SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623815081608/
Reliant began planning a convertible in 1977 and commissioned Ogle Design to create a proposal. Tom Karen adapted his earlier GTE design and created a four-seater convertible with a good-sized boot. From the B-post back, all of the panels were new, with extra bracing introduced between the rear side panels and door hinge plates running under the dashboard. The roll hoop from the GTE was retained, and for additional support this was linked to extra tubes running around the front screen creating a Triumph Stag-like T-bar design that would ensure the rigidity of the new body design. As the car sported a separate chassis and the extra bracing, it did not suffer from the scuttle shake that unibody convertibles could be prone to suffer. The hood was designed in house by adapting the hood frame from a Triumph Stag.
A prototype car was produced in 1978 and was powered by a 3.0 Essex engine. Later Reliant replaced it with a 2.8 Cologne engine, because Ford had withdrawn its Essex engines from the European market in favour of the Cologne unit. The GTC was launched in March 1980, with a hardtop added after the Birmingham Motor Show, priced at £ 11,360 (equivalent to more than £ 40,000 today) which in the face of an economic recession, the car failed to sell in the numbers it probably deserved. By 1986 the Scimitar GTC cost 20% more than a Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet, a similar offering in respect of seats and performance. Of the total 442 GTCs produced 1980-86 340 were built in 1981, but slow sales meant that most 1981 registered cars were in reality manufactured in 1980.
Gobeithio y cawsoch chi i gyd Nadolig da, a diolch am eich holl safbwyntiau, sylwadau a ffefrynnau, drwy gydol 2022. Blwyddyn Newydd arbennig iawn - Rob
I hope you all had a good Christmas, and thanks for all your views, comments and favourites, throughout 2022. A very special New Year - Rob
Shot 06.05.2019 at Gawsworth Hall, Classic Car Show Ref 141-410
410 Reliant Scimitar SE8 GTC (1980) GOX 906 W
Reliant Scimitar GTC (1980-86) Engine 2792 cc V6 OHV Ford
Production 442
Registration Number GOX 906 W (Birmingham)
RELIANT SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623815081608/
Reliant began planning a convertible in 1977 and commissioned Ogle Design to create a proposal. Tom Karen adapted his earlier GTE design and created a four-seater convertible with a good-sized boot. From the B-post back, all of the panels were new, with extra bracing introduced between the rear side panels and door hinge plates running under the dashboard. The roll hoop from the GTE was retained, and for additional support this was linked to extra tubes running around the front screen creating a Triumph Stag-like T-bar design that would ensure the rigidity of the new body design. As the car sported a separate chassis and the extra bracing, it did not suffer from the scuttle shake that unibody convertibles could be prone to suffer. The hood was designed in house by adapting the hood frame from a Triumph Stag.
A prototype car was produced in 1978 and was powered by a 3.0 Essex engine. Later Reliant replaced it with a 2.8 Cologne engine, because Ford had withdrawn its Essex engines from the European market in favour of the Cologne unit. The GTC was launched in March 1980, with a hardtop added after the Birmingham Motor Show, priced at £ 11,360 (equivalent to more than £ 40,000 today) which in the face of an economic recession, the car failed to sell in the numbers it probably deserved. By 1986 the Scimitar GTC cost 20% more than a Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet, a similar offering in respect of seats and performance. Of the total 442 GTCs produced 1980-86 340 were built in 1981, but slow sales meant that most 1981 registered cars were in reality manufactured in 1980.
Gobeithio y cawsoch chi i gyd Nadolig da, a diolch am eich holl safbwyntiau, sylwadau a ffefrynnau, drwy gydol 2022. Blwyddyn Newydd arbennig iawn - Rob
I hope you all had a good Christmas, and thanks for all your views, comments and favourites, throughout 2022. A very special New Year - Rob
Shot 06.05.2019 at Gawsworth Hall, Classic Car Show Ref 141-410