Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k vol 2

[Speed 3]

larrylamb11 said:

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

Agree - a very resolved, timeless design.

[p4cks]

bristolracer said:

s m said:

There is another yellow one up for sale on Ebay albeit more expensive ( twice the price )

Hopefully with photos that are half the size, Im wearing my mouse out scrolling past the yellow MX5

From yellow MX5s to grey Scimitars!

[plasticpig]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

If I could get that mechanically sound I'd happily smoke that as-is. Cool old thing.

Obviously I'd end up in prison after the gazillionth Princess Ann comment resulted in a murder, but a small price to pay.

My usual response to the "Princess Ann had one of them" is "She still has one of them!"

[ajprice]

Another Scimitar on eBay for £2500 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-GTE-SE...

[s m]

feef said:

larrylamb11 said:

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

What's it going to cost to do the paint on that?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224484939838

That'll go way over budget I reckon

£4095 at the end

[feef]

s m said:

feef said:

larrylamb11 said:

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

What's it going to cost to do the paint on that?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224484939838

That'll go way over budget I reckon

£4095 at the end

I was expecting WAY more for that TBH. Probably just as well I wasn't paying attention when it ended, I just don't have the space for another project

[p4cks]

HOW MANY TIMES DO WE NEED TO QUOTE THE PHOTOS?!

[McGee_22]

p4cks said:

HOW MANY TIMES DO WE NEED TO QUOTE THE PHOTOS?!

Until we get bored of pictures of cars, which, considering its Pistonheads and all about cars, is probably quite a few times...

[SpeckledJim]

There's lots more love for the Scimitar out there than I can muster. I don't really get it. My loss, I'm sure, but they don't seem a very attractive proposition at all to me.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

SpeckledJim said:

There's lots more love for the Scimitar out there than I can muster. I don't really get it. My loss, I'm sure, but they don't seem a very attractive proposition at all to me.

If only you'd posted a picture so we knew what you were talking about!

[bristolracer]

SpeckledJim said:

There's lots more love for the Scimitar out there than I can muster. I don't really get it. My loss, I'm sure, but they don't seem a very attractive proposition at all to me.

British
6 cylinders
Quite practical
Rare
Good value compared to other "classics"

Oh and many have Wolf race wheels, the most desirable feature on a car to any 10 year old in the 1970s, even Ferrari didn't have wolfies

[tog]

I've always liked the Scimitar, but only the later, larger SE6 shape (as above with HRH). My parents told me they looked at getting a Scimitar back in the day but thought it not that well built and went for a Stag instead. (Despite the Stag's reputation today they loved it and had no trouble with the two they had.)

[SpeckledJim]

bristolracer said:

SpeckledJim said:

There's lots more love for the Scimitar out there than I can muster. I don't really get it. My loss, I'm sure, but they don't seem a very attractive proposition at all to me.

British
6 cylinders
Quite practical
Rare
Good value compared to other "classics"

Oh and many have Wolf race wheels, the most desirable feature on a car to any 10 year old in the 1970s, even Ferrari didn't have wolfies

I present no argument to your points. I just can't get on board. My loss, I know.

[Captain_Morgan]

spreadsheet monkey said:

bkk said:

... said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102239...

My Dad (RIP) had one of these, brings back a lot of memories seeing those pics, thanks.

Strong money though!

Appeared on this thread at £7k a few months ago! Price is heading in the right direction...

Not the same car?

I believe the one you refer to was the HF Turbo posted by breadvan and this is a much more humble 1.8ie with a HF & Abarth badges stuck on, maximum Gerald in the Lancia world I’d guess.

[Sticks.]

SpeckledJim said:

bristolracer said:

SpeckledJim said:

There's lots more love for the Scimitar out there than I can muster. I don't really get it. My loss, I'm sure, but they don't seem a very attractive proposition at all to me.

British
6 cylinders
Quite practical
Rare
Good value compared to other "classics"

Oh and many have Wolf race wheels, the most desirable feature on a car to any 10 year old in the 1970s, even Ferrari didn't have wolfies

I present no argument to your points. I just can't get on board. My loss, I know.

I'm with you on that. Not sure it's very good value when you factor in what needs to be spent although not the bonkers price of many 'classics'.
If you must though, this one needs work but possibly less.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184866715709?_trkparms=...




For a little more, this would do me, subject to a small discount and the usual checks.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1330523

[s m]

feef said:

s m said:

feef said:

larrylamb11 said:

One for the patina fans.... and a properly detailed description finally.....

Is it just me or have these aged well? I think they actually look great now and all the ingredients for a fun retro, RWD, V6, manual - cool thing!

What's it going to cost to do the paint on that?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224484939838

That'll go way over budget I reckon

£4095 at the end

I was expecting WAY more for that TBH. Probably just as well I wasn't paying attention when it ended, I just don't have the space for another project

You could pick up a Scimitar for much the same price 30 years ago - in fact usually a bit less than this

I’d agree they are good value for a classic car if you want a big V6 with a proper manual box that’s cheap on bits

[LuS1fer]

s m said:

You could pick up a Scimitar for much the same price 30 years ago - in fact usually a bit less than this

I’d agree they are good value for a classic car if you want a big V6 with a proper manual box that’s cheap on bits

They used to look tremendous in the metallic purple but a bit meh in some other colours, including that green above.

They were in a class of fibreglass cars that also had the Gilbern Invader to whet your appetite.
They also inspired production of the Jensen GT

[s m]

LuS1fer said:

s m said:

You could pick up a Scimitar for much the same price 30 years ago - in fact usually a bit less than this

I’d agree they are good value for a classic car if you want a big V6 with a proper manual box that’s cheap on bits

They used to look tremendous in the metallic purple but a bit meh in some other colours, including that green above.

They were in a class of fibreglass cars that also had the Gilbern Invader to whet your appetite.
They also inspired production of the Jensen GT

They also did a pretty rare Invader Estate that was a similar ethos to the Scimitar like this

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124763862009

Delightful.


Someone must have been fired when it turned out the bulk order for dashplastic-valu-gre wasn't actually the grey they were hoping for.

Edited by W00DY on Tuesday 15th June 18:33

[defblade]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124763862009

Delightful.


Someone must have been fired when it turned out the bulk order for dashplastic-valu-gre wasn't actually the grey they were hoping for.

Top pic:
No. No. No. No. No.

Bottom pic.
Oh my god, WTF?! ... ... ...hang on - they've matched the dials to the plastic!!! Who could be so blatantly twisted and wrong?