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Above: John Nutting's Scimitar Coupe
Above: New SE5a (GTE) front end fitted by the late Chris Lloyd.
Above: John Nutting's Scimitar GT. It started life as a standard Scimitar GT and has had an interesting history. At one time this coupe actually belonged to Don Pither. John purchased the GT about 10 years ago and during his early ownership it was involved in an accident which left the front damaged. He drove the car to a Scimitar Specialist (the late Chris Lloyd of Scimitar Services). John was inspired by a Reliant press car ARF 109D which had gone through some styling exercises while in the hands of the development team at Reliant and had ended up with a front end being fitted from an SE5 and rear lights from an SE5 among some of the changes. John decided that's how he wanted the front end of his Coupe to look like. Chris Lloyd set about grafting on a new nose cone from the later GTE (SE5A) and slightly flaring the rear arches to suit. John has since fitted the car with 14" x 7" Wolfrace wheels, chunky tyres and retro go-faster stripes.
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Above: Tony Dix's 1973 Scimitar GTE SE5 rolling restoration. Tony has made improvements to the chassis, fitted a stage 1 engine with fast road cam, roller rockers etc, side vents/grilles from a Nissan Micra, alluminium dashboard, 15" minilight wheels and individual rear lights and more!
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Above: Photo's I took of this lovely Coupe at Brooklands on NYD. Other than the wheels, the owner had tried to keep his Coupe looking like standard, but when that engine starts you soon realise that there's no longer a 3L Ford V6, but a 5 litre V8!! The engine fits very well, but has had to forfeit the heater to make room!! Here's a quick video clip I took:
Above: Roy McKnight's 1968 Scimitar
GT is fitted with a 5 Litre V8 Ford 302 engine with added internal goodies, good for 325bhp!!
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Above: Pete Stock's magnificent 1974 twin turbo Scimitar GTE!! photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: John Emery's 1972 Scimitar GTE, looks standard.....
Above: ..... but under the bonnet
it hides a 24v Cosworth engine :o) John says " when you spin the tacho round and it goes like stink!" Above: John has done a wonderful job with the interior. He has fitted additional/delayed interior lights with switch on the tailgate, intermittent wipers, puddle/marker lights on the doors and heated leather front seats!
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Above: Ian Palmer's 1980 Scimitar GTE 3 litre Turbo photos by Dave Poole
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Above: Stewart Bramham's modified 1993 Mk2 Scimitar Sabre with 361 BHP!!!!. (originally came with a Rover K-series 1.4 engine) photos by Dave Poole *** SPECIFICATIONS ***
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Above: Peter Silcock's modified Mk1 Scimitar Sabre. photos by Dave Poole *** SPECIFICATIONS ***
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Above: Simon Glazebrook's Scimitar GTE SE5 soft top conversion. photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: Geoff Thompson's 3.5 Litre V8 Scimitar GT photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: Vic Thomas's 1972 Scimitar GTE with Chrysler V8 engine. Vic has owned the car since new and converted the car to V8 over 20 years ago. He has now rebored the engine to approx 5 litres!!! It was interesting to see that Vic still uses the standard GTE radiator setup. Most other Scimitars I have seen with V8 engines opt for a larger radiator and have to remove the spare wheel well, but Vic said he has never had a problem with any overheating and regularly uses the Scimitar for towing his other cars. Vic's car sounded superb with it's straight through exhaust system!! photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: Richard Mountains 1979 Scimitar SE6a was converted to the 2.9 EFI engine and was fitted with a 5 speed manual gearbox by ex-Scimitar specialist Robin Rew back in 1991. Richard has owned the car for the last 12 months and has already made extra changes. They include 15" Middlebridge alloys, front seats from a late Jaguar XJS, Webasto cowling from a 1979 Saab 900, and a private registration number (previous number was DKO 258T). photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: The superb ex-Val Walker 1967 Scimitar GT Roadster. (recently sold on Ebay) Ex-Scimitar specialist "Val Walker" of Scimitar International Ltd carried out this wonderful roof chop conversion on his Scimitar in 1988. He carried out some extensive work on the Scimitars chassis and body work along with many other improvements to the brakes, suspension and engine. The engine bay was completely rebuilt to hide all the wires and ancillaries. Reliant never produced a Scimitar GT convertible, however there have been a few conversions done:
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Above: Dave Stephens Scimitar SE6a. Fitted with a mk1 Sierra front bumper, the rear lights have been changed to L.E.D. clusters and the interior came from a later Scimitar SE6b. Super job Dave :o) |
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Above: Willem Wempe from Holland sent in these photos of his 3.8 litre Scimitar SE6a Willem bought the car in 1987, the LPG is installed in 1995, 5-speed gearbox (LT77) in 1997, 3.8 engine in 2002, complete respray in 2003. Specifications:
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Above: Les Clarke's Modified Scimitar GTC with 2.8 injection photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: Shane Hughes stunningly modified/uprated Scimitar GTC. Specifications Brakes & Suspension
Electrics
Engine
General
Interior
Running Gear
Wheels & Tyres
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Above: Dave's added a few more finishes to his Scimitar Pickup (23/12/08)
Above: Dave Waterfield has almost finished the conversion, Its just waiting for a spray job now.
Above: Dave Waterfield is currently converting his Scimitar GTE into a pickup.
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Above: Duncan
Matheson now owns the ex-John Hughes modified 1970 Scimitar GTE
'SE5'. Classic fun with modern sports-car performance and
reliability! Specifications:
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Above: Graham Ather's sent these pictures of his mighty 1972 Scimitar GTE. This 400 bhp Scimitar is road legal and was recently for sale on eBay! Modifications include: Engine is a 1990 V8 5.7 Chevy with Hyperutechtic pistons running 10.5 : 1 compression, rebored +30 thou, full reciprocal balance, gm heavy duty con rods, roller cam, edelbrock ali heads, Edelbrock 750cfm carb, Chevy bow tie high rise inlet manifold. The gearbox is a TH350 with shift kit fitted. The Volvo rear axle has been narrowed to take the 15 x 295 rear wheels. The back of the car has also been tubbed out to take the rear wheels. The chassis has had a full body off restoration and the suspension has been lowered. Brake discs fitted all round and all 4 wheels are American Ford 5 stud.
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Above: Malcolm Paris's 1973 modified Scimitar GTE SE5a fitted with a Rover 3.5 litre V8 engine.
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Above: Andy Nicolson's new project. Andy recently bought this 1972 Scimitar GTE pickup conversion and hopes to tackle to body work soon. Plans in the future include a 200hp engine and possibly a supercharger!
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Above: Ashley Lynch's Modified Scimitar SS1 project was spotted on Ebay a while ago. This SS1 started life with a 1600cc CVH engine, but now has a Ford 2.3 litre V6 engine, a Cosworth gearbox, twin exhaust boxes, 16'' Renault alloys and Renault high back seats.
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Above: Ever fancied a diesel Scimitar? Tony Shakeshaft has replaced his old 3 litre lump with a 2.5 litre straight six engine from a Vauxhall Omega! Tony says: "it has been chipped and power is thought to be 160-170 (4000rpm) and the torque 235lbs.ft at around 1800rpm. The rack has been kept in its original position, the front pulley misses it by about an inch, the bulk head has had to be jig sawed and the cabin heater dispensed with to make it fit. A heater unit has since been made and fits in the depths of the passenger foot well."
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Above: In 1991 business men Martin Hall and Brian Turner gave SE5/SE5a owners the chance to have their GTE's made into a soft top conversion. The above article is from 1991 "Your Classic" magazine advertising their conversions for £1995.
Above: Marks SE5 Scimitar GTE/soft top conversion is currently being restored and is fitting a Rover 3.5 litre engine. Follow his progress on his website: http://www.v8scimitar.co.uk/index.htm
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Above: Dave Clarkson's project: a 1972 SE5a fitted with a Rover V8 3.5 Litre engine.
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Above: Nick Hollister's modified Scimitar SS1. Nick has fitted a 2 litre ZVH engine with a fast Piper road cam, a limited slip diff from a 4x4 Sierra, a big bore straight through exhaust system and green stuff brake pads.
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Above: Russell Ram's full on, Pro Street spec Scimitar GTE in the making. It is going to be stripped, fully caged, alloy paneled interior. Narrowed, rose jointed four bar rear axle with 18 inches of tyre each side. A one piece flip front will be covering the the massive 5.2 litre Wildcat Rover engine fitted with quad Dellorto downdrafts and port injected nitrous. Russell is aiming to achieve 0-160mph in 9 seconds!!!
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Above: Dave Clarke's Scimitar GTC fitted with 3.5 litre V8 engine (a ex-Robin Rew conversion)
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Above: Chris & Louiza Johnson's magnificent Scimitar Coupe named "Darkstar" is fitted with a Ford 2.9 litre SEi engine. More pictures of Darkstar can be seen in the "Motorsport Gallery" under the hillclimb section and the "Overseas Gallery".
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Above: This beast spotted recently for sale on Ebay ( Item Number 4613673889 ) started life as a SE6a GTE and was converted to a GTC, then fitted with and awesome 5.7 litre Chevrolet V8 Engine which has been bored out to 5.8 litre which gives it approx 380bhp!!
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Above: Scimitar GTE SE6a with 24 valve Ford Cosworth engine conversion carried out by Queensbury Road Garage (anyone know or got contact with owner or have any more pictures?) photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: Paul Hunt's incredible modified Scimitar SS1 with 2.0 Litre Zetec engine. Click here to see his vast list of Modifications!
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Above: John Mees's Scimitar GTE Convertible is fitted with a TVR 4.0 litre V8 engine. (Top centre picture is of Tom Karen from Ogle Design trying out John's car!!) photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: Colin (wide-wheel arch) Watson's Customised V8 Scimitar Coupe. photos by Dave Poole |
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Above: The ex-Don Pither SE5 Scimitar GTE converted into cool looking pickup. photos by Dave Poole |
