{"id":5637,"date":"2020-03-09T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:21:27","slug":"race-reliant-scimitar-the-perfect-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/race-reliant-scimitar-the-perfect-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Reliant Scimitar &#8211; The Perfect Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is something so very naughty about an old car that is filled with roll cage, bucket seats and other race accoutrements. Don\u2019t get us wrong, we love a restored, immaculate classic as much as the next enthusiast, but when it comes to classics that have been built to battle it out on track, there\u2019s just something about it that makes us giddy. It\u2019s a clear demonstration of the fact that classic cars are what you want them to be. New cars don\u2019t hold the keys to every vehicular activity &#8211; classics can, and do, play as well. Much as this stunning Scimitar GTE goes to show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we go into this racy little number though, it\u2019s worth looking at the Scimitar in general. Or the Reliant Scimitar to give it its full name. And yes, that means the mighty slot-mag wearing beast you see here was indeed designed and built by the same people who gave us the Robin. Many of you will know that, of course, but for those who don\u2019t, Reliant wasn\u2019t always the purveyor of odd tri-wheeled machines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05443-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05443-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05443-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05443-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05443-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05443-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05443-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scimitar\u2019s story actually starts with Daimler back in 1964. The first model was a coupe, and was actually based on a prototype of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/daimler-sp250-cult-classic-not-best-seller\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daimler SP250<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or Dart to use its more common though not official name. That said, the body was re-worked by the team at Ogle Design. It wasn\u2019t all Daimler though. The chassis was indeed Reliant and came from the earlier Sabre, while the 2.6 straight-six engine came from Ford\u2019s Zephyr\/Zodiac range.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years, the Scimitar grew and changed. The body, for example, evolved into the gorgeous \u2018shooting brake\u2019 style you see here. The engine stayed a six-cylinder, and it also remained Ford. However, the straight-six was swapped out in favour of the more compact and more powerful Essex V6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05578-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05578-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05578-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05578-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05578-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05578-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05578-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At base level, that\u2019s what we\u2019re looking at here. It\u2019s a 1970 model, and would have started life as a GTE SE5. Though as you can tell, the car is anything but standard as it sits today. Now, it\u2019s a cut-down, stripped-out, lightweight, track-focused race car. And it\u2019s no \u2018have a go\u2019 hero. This is a class-winning machine, but then look at it, is it really hard to believe?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05564-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05564-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05564-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05564-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05564-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05564-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05564-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current owner, Phil Otley, bought the car a number of years ago. Back then it was also in race trim, but very little of what made it a race car remains today. Phil, an engineer and classic car specialist, has been through the car from front to back, top to bottom and as such, has renewed and changed almost everything on the car, building it into the race machine it is today. But don\u2019t think Phil is just the man on the spanners. He\u2019s also the man who has taken this car out on track for three seasons of the Classic and Sports Car Club\u2019s \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsportscarclub.co.uk\/race-calendar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swinging Sixties\u2019 championship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which takes in tracks like Thruxton, Oulton Park, Brands Hatch and Silverstone. Oh yes, Phil is the real deal, and so is his mighty Scimitar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05586-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05586-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05586-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05586-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05586-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05586-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05586-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05596-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05596-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05596-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05596-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05596-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05596-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05596-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes it so mighty then? Well, there\u2019s the car itself. The Scimitar lends itself to racing thanks to being of a fibreglass construction. This means it\u2019s light, and in the case of Phil\u2019s car, it\u2019s even lighter given that any excess fibreglass has been cut out (door internals etc), plus it\u2019s completely stripped out. Inside, you\u2019ll find a serious roll cage, an OMP bucket seat, TRS harnesses and Sparco \u2018snap-off\u2019 steering wheel. The dash is a bespoke unit with digital read-outs, fuel and electricity cut-off switches and a few switches for things like lights, the fire extinguisher and so on. It\u2019s a strict \u2018only there if it\u2019s needed\u2019 internal diet for this orange monster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Externally, the Scimitar is largely business as usual, bar the inclusion of some sponsor stickers and race numbers. Look closer though, and the differences from stock start to jump out. The vented, perspex windows, the lightweight race wing mirrors, the custom-made alloy fuel filler surround and the missing bumpers all combine to remind the onlooker of the seriousness of this car. Then, there\u2019s the stance. The Scimitar sits over deep Wolfrace slot-mag alloys wheels wrapped in sticky Yokohama rubber. And it sits low, because low is better for cornering and handling, but only if you have the right suspension of course. This car does, no worries there. It sits on competition coilovers, the suspension mounting points have been reworked to make for more adjustment, everything is rose-jointed and polybushed. It\u2019s proper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05581-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05581-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05581-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05581-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05581-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05581-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05581-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05552-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05552-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05552-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05552-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05552-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05552-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05552-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for stopping power, which is deeply important on track because let\u2019s face it, power is nothing without control, there is plenty. Up front there are Sierra RS Cosworth drilled and grooved discs with performance pads, activated by Wilwood calipers. Out back you\u2019ll find Rover 800 discs and calipers. More than enough to keep this beast under control as it powers around some of the UK\u2019s best-known circuits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, all of this specification is nice, but there is one thing we\u2019ve not covered yet. Don\u2019t worry though, we\u2019re saving the best until last. Unclip the pins and take the bonnet off this machine, and you\u2019ll still see a 3.0 V6 Essex engine, but it\u2019s far from being standard. Today, it\u2019s a snarling 300bhp monster running triple Weber carbs, MSD ignition, race crank, race heads and more. It\u2019s an Essex in the best guise possible. It\u2019s also an engine with an interesting history. You see, when Phil bought the car, the original engine it came with let go on track. Needing a new Essex V6, Phil had no option but to employ the only one he had, which was living in his Mk2 Consul at the time. The beauty here is that the Consul was (and still is &#8211; he has it in storage) Phil\u2019s first car! How many of us can say our first car\u2019s engine is now powering our race car?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05597-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05597-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05597-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05597-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05597-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05597-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05597-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05466-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reliant, Reliant Scimitar, Scimitar, V6, Ric Wood, race car, CSCC, track car, competition car, motorsport, daimler, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05466-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05466-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05466-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05466-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05466-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC05466-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out the back of the engine, there\u2019s a Cosworth T5 transmission, lightweight prop and a Sailsbury live axle fitted with a limited-slip differential. The rear axle also boasts reworked ramp angles for better traction and power delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phil has campaigned the car for three seasons, during which he\u2019s taken home three class wins, he and the car have also come over the line second in class some four times. This car is, make no mistake, a serious contender. One that clearly relishes the chance to be pushed hard. It\u2019s proof that with the right outlook, a classic car can be anything you want it to be. The Scimitar GTE is a great car in standard guise, a weird and wonderful example of British design and engineering. But as Phil\u2019s car goes to show, it\u2019s also a serious contender on track and one that has plenty of competition left in it. However, this car\u2019s future racing career isn\u2019t down to Phil. He has other cars and other projects he wants to focus on, meaning the car you\u2019re looking at here is now for sale. But for how much, you may be wondering? Seventy grand? Fifty grand? How about \u00a322,500? If that\u2019s not a tremendous bargain for a competition-proven <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/car\/C1185345\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scimitar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we don\u2019t know what is. Go on, do it. Orange is your colour this season. Trust us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Missed out on this one? Here's where to keep a lookout for a Reliant Scimitar for sale.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Missed out on this one? Here&#8217;s where to keep a lookout for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/list\/498\/scimitar\/\">Reliant Scimitar for sale<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is something so very naughty about an old car that is filled with roll cage, bucket seats and other race accoutrements. 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