Dave Goody wrote:Bernard wrote:My wife had one in about 1976, she drove it well. Far better than I could, especially in wet weather. 3 litre engine in a car weighing very little is tricky, I even got it stuck on our level drive in icy weather. Suffered from endless electrical problems and I was glad to see it go.
Surprisingly the Scimitar actually was a heavy car. It weighed more than the Capri 3ltr which it shared engines with. Probably due to the overdrive unit. It had a proper chassis and that fibreglass was not a lightweight option. I was a member of the owners club for years with my SE5a we used to have good meets [The Reliant Scimitar and Sabre owners club] Dave