Collectables
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Apart from hundreds of magazine articles, press photo's and brochures here are some other items I have in my collection. |
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Paintings/Posters |
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A caricature of my very own Scimitar painted by David Hollingsworth |
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My Scimitar painted by artist 'Lucy Harris'. Email Lucy for a painting of your own car: |
| An original poster advertising Tony Stevens wonderful "Cipher" sports car. Tony approached Reliant to build his design and actually did some. Visit prototypes | |
| Original ink drawing for the Reliant Sabre four. This is the actual cutaway drawing signed by S. E. Porter, which was used in Motor magazine to accompany their road test and specifications. | |
| Scimitar SS1 poster. | |
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Badges/Stickers |
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| Reliant Cloth Badge. | |
| Reliant Cloth badge | |
| Scimitar SS1 Sticker sheet. | |
| Burmah Magic Transfers. This transfer sheet includes some 70's motors including the rear view of a Scimitar GTE. | |
| Reliant registration plate was used on cars at various motor shows. | |
| Early Reliant Sabre & Scimitar Owners Club metal bumper badges. | |
| An Ogle Design pin badge from the seventies? | |
| Reliant Sabre Six rear badges. Probably the closest I'll get to owning a Sabre Six!! | |
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Manuals |
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Reliant Sabre 4 Spare Parts Manual |
| Reliant Sabre Four workshop manual. | |
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Stevens/Reliant Cipher parts manual, with some hand written development notes by Reliant. |
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Collectors Cards |
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Christmas Card from Reliant Motor p.l.c. signed by Ritchie Spencer. |
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Christmas Card from Reliant Motors Ltd, when owned by Beans Industries Ltd. Signed by Brian Seaby and Lou O'Toole. |
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Ogle SX250 card from a set of 25 cards from the "World of Fast Cars". Not sure how old this card is, but it originally came from a cereal packet from New Zealand |
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Sabre Six collector card issued by Barratt & Co Ltd from a set called Cars of the World. This is No.34 of 50 and were available in 1971/2 |
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German version of the Top Trumps Card game, featuring the Ogle SX250. |
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German version of the Top Trumps Card game, featuring the Reliant Sabre 6. |
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This Sabre 6 collectors card come from a set of Classic Sports Cars cards from Castella Cigars from approx 1998 |
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This long nose Sabre six collectors card came from Spain. Its dated 1972. |
| Scimitar GTE collectors card. | |
| Collectors car stamp, featuring Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5. | |
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Signs |
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| Large Reliant double sided dealer light box. | |
| Reliant Parts and Accessories dealer light box. | |
| Large Scimitar Shield ex-dealer sign | |
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Other Reliant Collectables |
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| Reliant Tyre pressure and tread gauge. | |
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Photogravure
image of a GTE issued for use in printing advertisements in papers and
magazines.
The image was used by the Chequered Flag car dealers and was printed in October 1969 in the Motorsport magazine. |
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This very rare Sabra Sport fridge magnet from the early seventies came from America. |
| Race Meeting Program from 1963 at Silverstone, featuring Reliant Sabre Six on front cover. Also lists Mr.D.Robertson's Reliant Sabre in the GT cars of 1150cc and over. | |
| Reliant were sponsors of this pocket Formula 1 motor racing book and featured the Reliant logo on the front and back of book. It also has a full page colour advert of the Scimitar Sabre inside the front cover. | |
| A paperweight with the Reliant logo etched in glass. | |
| Reliant Reviews. These newspaper articles were first launched in October 1963. They feature many articles about the Reliant Motor Company and Reliant owners whether 3 or 4 wheelers. I have about 40 of the 100 produced, so let me know if you have any spares :o) | |
| Scimitar duster and Scimitar polish actually produced by the Reliant Motor Company. | |
| Scimitar SS1 hold all bag. | |
| Reliant logo golfing umbrella. | |
| My display cabinet, full of various Reliant badges, logos, models etc. | |
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WANTED Reliant Memorabilia, mainly for Reliant sports cars and prototypes. Sabra, Sabre, Scimitar GT's, GTE's, GTC's, SS1, SST, SS2, Cipher, FW11. anything Ogle or Otosan/Autocars. Any press photos or photo slides, brochures, magazine articles, early "Slice" magazines or "Drivers Club magazines", Reliant video/film footage, badges, signs, scale models, artwork, Reliant Review Newspapers or anything else of interest considered. Contact: |
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