Reliant Scimitar

Reliant Scimitar GTE, 1968–1986 The car that turned the shooting brake from a coachbuilt luxury into something you could order from a dealer. Tom Karen of Ogle Design drew the GTE, which was conceived and ready for the 1968 Motor Show in under a year, with a fiberglass body on a steel box-section chassis and Ford's 3.0-liter Essex engine. Moving the spare wheel into the nose freed extra room in the back. Princess Anne was given one in November 1970 and went on to own several more, which did its image no harm. If you want the classic sporting wagon you can actually use and afford to run, this is the one to start with.