One size fits all…..

[Rocket88]

Attempting to get rid of everything, and by the “ all things to all men” car.

Provisos:

Must be tax and MOT exempt 

Automatic, and with most creature comforts, ( pas etc)

Relatively maintenance friendly 

Powerful to tow caravan 

Reasonably economical 

Reasonably cheap!

Think I’ve found the answer…. Viewing Friday 

[grogee]

It's this, isn't it. 

[Rocket88]

Not quite….😂Two similarities… both British from now defunct manufacturers…….

[adw1977]

Talbot Tagora!

(Does that count as British?  It's basically a Hillman, isn't it?)

[Al Bundy]

Rover SD1 or Triumph 2500 ?

[High Jetter]

5 hours ago, Rocket88 said:

Attempting to get rid of everything, and by the “ all things to all men” car.

Provisos:

Must be tax and MOT exempt 

Automatic, and with most creature comforts, ( pas etc)

Relatively maintenance friendly 

Powerful to tow caravan 

Reasonably economical 

Reasonably cheap!

Think I’ve found the answer…. Viewing Friday 

3-litre VX?

[Rocket88]

2.9…….SE

[Rocket88]

[Rocket88]

[Stinkwheel]

Thats nice

[Rocket88]

2.9 efi with 4 speed auto

[grogee]

Dibs when you sell it. That's lovely, I didn't realise they were as late as 1984. "Modern" engine and box too. 

What are you towing? 

[gadgetgricey]

Well played that man. Was going to suggest a Yeti, but that beats one hands down

 

[Rocket88]

37 minutes ago, grogee said:

Dibs when you sell it. That's lovely, I didn't realise they were as late as 1984. "Modern" engine and box too. 

What are you towing? 

Small caravan, garden trailer …. It’s a bit difficult to find a definitive towing capacity for an SE6a.” Middlebridge Scimitars survived until the very late eighties….

[Rocket88]

Princess Anne etc…….

[HMC]

Fantastic! is this one of the “middlebridge” ones?

[Rocket88]

18 minutes ago, HMC said:

Fantastic! is this one of the “middlebridge” ones?

Middlebridge ones are now fetching 5 figures in “ average “ condition. This is a SE6b with Middlebridge mechanical bits….. 2.9 efi, four speed Auto, power steering, coil overs all round and a few other refinements

[barefoot]

How much did you pay? Has it got a wooden dash? And what does it really do to the galleon, when not towing?

tia

[somewhatfoolish]

Didn't Rew do Turbos as well? Nice.

[Rocket88]

2 hours ago, barefoot said:

How much did you pay? Has it got a wooden dash? And what does it really do to the galleon, when not towing?

tia

Looking at it Friday… fully expect to buy it…… £6k

[Rocket88]

Seen it…. Left deposit . Paint is shot…. But it’s not crazed or cracked

[Rocket88]

[jacqui sargeant]

8 minutes ago, Rocket88 said:

Seen it…. Left deposit . Paint is shot…. But it’s not crazed or cracked

Well boughted Sir !

But you’ll have to fight me for the keys 🤣

[stuboy]

looking good, well done

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Rocket88 said:

Well bought! Need to sort the gravity-defying issue first.

[Low Horatio gearbox]

That looks rather good, and I say that as somone indifferent to Scimitars usually.

 

[Rocket88]

Bizarrely enough, every electrical thing ( even the clock!) works, and that other Scimitar malaise, cracked dashboard top, is not in evidence

Can anyone who knows how invert these photos for me?

[purplebargeken]

Much oooooh.

[Cavcraft]

[Rocket88]

Just received all of the paperwork… engine /gearbox conversion done in 1990…. At eye watering cost!