Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2025 on Saturday the 22nd of March - Sunday the 23rd of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT.
The Bond Bug symbolised the fashionable youth culture of the early 1970s. The new decade continued the cultural revolution that began in the 'swinging sixties', and following their purchase of Bond Cars Ltd, Reliant focused their attention on breaking into the youth market with a new, trendy little three-wheeler
Originally fitted with a front-mounted 700cc Reliant light-alloy, four-cylinder, 32bhp and 78mph. This has now been uprated to 850cc
Finished in the classic Brilliant Tangerine with all the correct decals, over a black Vinyl interior
700ES was the upmarket version fitted with an improved head, better seats, more padding, a spare wheel, and an ashtray
Supplied with older invoices dating back to the 1990s
A total of 2, 268 Bond Bugs were built between 1970, and May 1974 and survivors are increasingly sought after today, with less than 100 reported left on UK roads
