Reliant produced a range of sports cars from the 1960s to the 1990s which complemented thir well-established three-wheeled cars. Starting with a design for Israel's Autocars in 1961, Reliant went on to produce many successful cars, including the Sabre, a raw two-seat sports car; the Scimitar GT, a solid GT car; the Scimitar GTE, a market-defining sporting estate car; and the SS1, a small two-seat sports car. Reliant Sabre, Scimitar and SS1- An Enthusiast's Guide explores the history, design and development of the Reliant sports cars. Beginning with the Autocars Sabra, the Sabre, Scimitar, Scimitar GTE and SS1 are each explored in depth. This book includes full technical specifications for every major model owner's experiences and advice for buying and owning. AUTHOR: Matthew Vale started his motorcycling career at the tender age of 16 with an NSU moped, and has restored many classic British motorbikes. He now owns a 1970 Triumph Bonneville and a 1965 BSA Lightning, and is restoring a 1969 Lotus Elan Plus 2S, This is his thirteenth book; all his previous books have featured classic British motorbikes or cars. 130 colour photographs, 7 b/w photographs
Author Biography
Matthew Vale has recently retired from working in the IT industry, and has been writing books on classic cars and motorbikes since 2004. For this book he has carried out extensive research into the cars, and interviewed a range of owners to gain first-hand impressions of the cars. This is his thirteenth book for Crowood.
