1974
The Bond Bug was perhaps the best known vehicle to bear the Bond branding. This was a fun, sports, three-wheeler but with a Reliant 700 cc four-cylinder engine and a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h). Most were finished in bright orange, and with a body styled by Tom Karen of Ogle Design, were a fashion statement in the 1970s. Entry was gained by swinging the roof forwards on a front hinge. The concept and test vehicle, for this design, was simply a Reliant Regal with the rear of the body cut away to just aft of the back wheels. This could be seen, for many years, in the yard of the Tamworth factory, by anyone looking through the railings, from the canal towpath.
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