The Scimitar (goofy name, we know) first appeared as a coupe back in 1964. Originally powered by a Ford 2.6-liter straight-six, this was later replaced in 1966 with the 3.0-liter Ford "Essex" V6.

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Stevens has had his 1973 Reliant Scimitar GTE - the GTE meaning Grand Touring Estate - for nearly 30 years. He bought it in London about the time HRH gave it celebrity status.

Stevens has had his 1973 Reliant Scimitar GTE - the GTE meaning Grand Touring Estate - for nearly 30 years. He bought it in London about the time HRH gave it celebrity status.

It is a 1969 Reliant Scimitar GTE, denoting Grand Touring Estate (a word that those in England use to describe a station wagon). When new, it was a more upscale car than the MGB GT.

But in fact the GTE, though a Reliant, was actually the vision of industrial designer Tom Karen. Asked to turn the Scimitar coupe into something more practical yet still pretty, the GTE was his ...

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