The Reliant Scimitar was never blessed with the British Royal Seal of Approval, i.e.; "by Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen." But it certainly enjoyed royal endorsement via the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, who, according to our tireless source of good things classic, Nigel Matthews, has owned nine Scimitars. Anne liked to drive hers quickly and as if to prove that aristocracy is not exempt from those flashing blue lights in the mirror, was more than once pulled over and ticketed for speeding.

The Scimitar was an unexpected offering from a company best known for the Reliant Robin 3-wheelers (one of which the Princess still owns) and for cars the handicapped could drive. What made the fiberglass-bodied Scimitar unique was the way in which it successfully combined the station wagon with the sports car. Engines were originally inline sixes from Ford's Zephyr and Zodiac, though later models used a Ford V6. As with all good cars worth keeping, Reliant and Scimitar clubs exist to perpetuate the memory and maintain examples of a British GT whose life span extended from 1968 to 1986.