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For the Bond in a man - Bond Bug 700 tricycle

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Created on January 27, 2015

Reading time 4min

Written by:

Jürgen Schelling

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - in voller Fahrt

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Fast wie ein UFO muss der Bond Bug 700 anfangs der Siebzigerjahre den Passanten erschienen sein

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - Seitenansicht - vorne mit Zentralrad

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - geduckt steht er da

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - Heckansicht, nur hinten gibt es zwei Räder

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - scheint fast zu schweben

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - macht Spass beim Fahren

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - man kann damit auch ziemlich schnell unterwegs sein, wenn man sich traut

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - der Motor sitzt unter der Abdeckung in der Mitte

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - handliches Lenkrad

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - Kombiinstrument mit Geschwindigkeit, Benzinstand und Wasserthermometer in der Mitte

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - natürlich läuft der Kleine nicht ganz geräuschlos

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - kompakt bauendes Motörchen

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$Bond Bug 700 (1972) - Aluräder im Wolfrace-Stil$

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - Differential

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - Rückspiegel weit vorne

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - sehen aus wie Klappscheinwerfer, sind aber nicht klappbar

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Bond Bug 700 (1972) - stämmiges Aussehen

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Bond Bug (1971) - das keck gezeichnete Dreirad mit charmanter Begleitung

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Bond Bug (1971) - das teuerste Modell 700 ES, zum Aussteigen wird das ganze Dach abgehoben

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Bond Bug (1971) - das Modell 700 ES an einer Ausstellung

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Bond Bug (1971) - für junge Leute, die wissen wie man das Leben geniesst

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Bond Bug (1971) - kompakt und wendig

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Bond Bug - London Motor Show 1970 - besonders originell aufgemachter Stand

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Bond Bug (1971) - in voller Fahrt

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Reliant Bond Bug 700 ES (1972) - Kleinstfahrzeuge anlässlich des Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 in der Villa d'Erba

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Reliant Bond Bug 700 ES (1972) - am Treffen "Fantastic Plastic" 2013

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Reliant Bond Bug 700 ES (1972) - Kleinstfahrzeuge anlässlich des Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 in der Villa d'Erba

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Bond Bug am British Car Meeting 2011 in Mollis - Dreirad aus England

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Summary

From 1970 to 1974, the English company Reliant produced the Bond Bug 700, which had three wheels as a special feature. Thanks to its snappy design (by Tom Karen) and low purchase and operating costs, the small sports car was popular, but still did not achieve large numbers. This report describes the history of this rare vehicle in this country and shows it in today's and then-current images, as well as in the sales literature.

This article contains the following chapters

Discovering the tricycle by chance
Little power for even less weight
Almost floating
The futuristic tricycle
Loud but warm
Twiggy versus Marianne Sägebrecht
Further information

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The bright orange Fliwatüt prefers to drive on winding country roads in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. And its owner knows that he will probably never come across another vehicle of the same type by chance - his car is far too rare for that. But he can rightly claim to own a real Bond car - a Bond Bug It's summer in the nineties. With his Lotus 7 for sporty weekend excursions and a Messerschmitt Karo for special occasions, Heinz Schreiber from Munich is actually well positioned in terms of vintage technology. His heart beats above all for crisp British roadster oldies, but he is also happy to drive a modern Lotus Elise around the bends in Upper Bavaria.

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