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The Man Who Sold The World Louis Melville's new psychological horror features a Scimitar GTE SE5. You can see the trailer for the film here:
Thanks to Louis Melville for letting know about the clip. (The film is due to be released later this year, I will try and keep you posted.) The actual Scimitar that was featured in the film is currently for sale on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RELIANT-SCIMITAR-GTE-RED_W0QQitemZ250242107679
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The Last Shot You Hear This film features a Reliant Scimitar GT (I believe it was registered JXE 317D) This film was based on the play "The Sound Of Murder" by William Fairchild. Charles Nordeck (Hugh Marlowe) is a successful marriage counselor whose own marriage is on the rocks. When his wife Anne (Patricia Haines) seeks a divorce, Charles refuses to sign the papers fearing the bad publicity could ruin his career. The adulterous Anne then convinces her lover Peter (William Dysart) to kill her husband and make it look like a robbery. The plan is foiled when Charles' secretary Eileen (Zena Walker), who loves Peter, discovers the plot to kill her boss.
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The Avengers - 1967 An early V6 Reliant Scimitar GT appeared on "The Avengers" in an episode called "You have just been murdered". It was first aired on Television on 26th October 1967. The same Scimitar later appeared in a "Car" magazine in July 1968.
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Zeta One - 1969 This pretty awful Adult sci-fi film stars James Robertson Justice, Charles Hawtrey, Robert Hawdon, Dawn Addams and Anna Gael. An early SE5 Scimitar GTE is used for the abduction scene, where two alien women kidnap a woman and throw her in the back of the Scimitar!
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Universal Soldier - 1971 George Lazenby stars in this film as "Ryker"; a mercenary commander and weapons expert who is commissioned to train an army for an exiled African leader. There is some superb footage of the Scimitar GTE SE5. I especially like the police chase where the police radio through to headquarters and say "We're chasing a mad b*stard in a red Scimitar!" The car was registered GBF 474H and was liable for car tax back in 1997. Where is it now??? A huge thanks to Paul Gardner for sending me the film!
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The Racing Game - 1978 In 1978, a British television series called "The Racing Game" was aired by Yorkshire Television. It was based on the books from Dick Francis. Actor Mike Gwilym plays the part of "Sid Halley", a former jockey turned private eye following an accident in which he lost his right hand. Mike had a prosthetic hand fitted over his real hand. The character "Sid Halley" uses a Scimitar GTE SE6a as his main transport and it's seen quite often throughout the series.
The film can be bought on DVD through Amazon.co.uk
Click for a bigger image The car registration was UOA 402S. I wonder where it is now?
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The Most Fertile Man In Ireland This black comedy stars Kris Marshall and features a Scimitar GTE SE6a for a while. On one of the scenes the car drives to a halt and is abandoned by the side of the road. The camera then flicks back to the car a while later and the SE6a has turned into an stripped Se5a bodyshell (I bet they thought nobody would notice!!!) The film can be bought on DVD through Amazon.co.uk
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Don't Get Me Wrong (Music Video from Chrissie Hynde/The Pretenders - Greatest Hits DVD) This clip shows Chrissie Hynde driving a Scimitar SS1. The Pretenders Greatest Hits DVD can be bought through Amazon.co.uk
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Edge of Darkness
In 1985 a Scimitar GTC was shown in a TV drama called "Edge of Darkness". It was a unique drama about a police inspector who tries to come to terms with his daughter's death and ends up involved in an international conspiracy involving environmental terrorism, plutonium, and the Knights of St John. The Scimitar GTC registration was B727 AOA. According to the DVLA website it was due for roadtax back in June 1996. Where is the car now?? Many Thanks to Iain Robertson for sending me these pictures!
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The Sweeney
This Beaujolais Red Reliant Scimitar GTE registered YRO 662N featured in an episode called "Cover Story" and was driven by "Reagan's" girlfriend in the episode and was aired on 20th February 1975.
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Inspector Morse
This blue Reliant Scimitar GTE SE6a registered 7717 HA (made up number?) featured in an episode of Inspector Morse. I am not sure what the episode was called so if any one knows perhaps you could let me know?
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Jeremy Clarkson's Top 100 Cars
The Reliant Scimitar GTE was placed as number 81 out of 100 top cars by Jeremy Clarkson. A picture of a Scimitar GTE SE5a was shown with registration DMA 897N.
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