Bond Bug
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The Bond Bug was a small British 2-seat, 3-wheeled fun sports car of the 1970s. It was built by Reliant, first in Preston, then Tamworth, in Staffordshire, and was designed by Tom Karen of Ogle Design. It was a wedge-shaped microcar, with a lift-up canopy, instead of conventional doors. It was originally designed for Reliant, but was sold under the Bond Cars Ltd name after Reliant acquired them. It was only available in a bright orange tangerine colour although 4 white Bugs were produced for a Rothmans cigerette promotion. Its fame was helped along by a distinctive Corgi Toys die-cast toy car. Although it had a fairly short production run (1970-1974), it has a fanatical following today, is much sought after by collectors, and has an active and enthusiastic club.
They are capable of some 55 mph, in contrast to the stereotypical image of three-wheeled Reliants as being ridiculously slow.
