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Thank you so much for this video. My father was secretary of the southport bond club & you have captured both of us several times. I can not thank you enough for the memories

My father and a maroon Bond G 250 twin. Brought back some memories watching this video. Thanks.

I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot. It’s interesting that cars like this are coming back but electric this time.

This Reliant model in the video (Reliant Regal) was also manufactured in Israel under the name "Susita". There were also the regular four-wheel versions of the same model, plus larger models and even a pick-up manufactured by Autocars Israel. The models, as I remember them, used Ford engines. Attempts to market it with a Triumph engine starting in 1979 proved unsuccessful and with the already declining sales, the company went bankrupt in 1982.

The Road 'Cruising Speed' was @35-40 MPH in the 'Fifties..

Mk E when I was 17. Slower to stop than it was to accelerate - rod/cable brakes.

My first car a model d dark green 316 efm

Absolutely fascinating footage I had one in in 1969 paid £40 for it absolutely brilliant.

sweet

a beauty - good on ya

love equipe's and that 2l straight 6 sounds so good

Great piece of history!

I’m prob far too late….did you sell Cilla?

When I bought mine in 1972 it had a Kenlowe electric fan, and being made in the pre-alternator period had a dynamo. This was a fatal combination in traffic. I was in central London in the dark during the miners'/power workers strike when all power was off, including lighting and traffic signals. I juggled heater blower, aka supplementary engine cooling, and headlights to prevent boilover, but the battery died as I headed out of London. The folk in the stationary traffic coming the other way gave me a push and I got home. Later it occurred to me that the extended nose of the Bond bonnet moved the cold air source away from fan and radiator so that the fan just circulated hot air if the car wasn't moving. Some ducting might have improved things. Cars that just work are so dull ...

I bought a Bond Mark C for £5 when I was at school, I still have it now, 53 years later. Highest milage covered in one year: 12,000 miles. Highest milage covered in one weekend: 702 miles. Plus I have a second one owned for 44 years.

I had a Bond 71' Villiers 250cc engine went well, great fun.

What a lovely film. A reminder of the times when driving was a pleasure and makers clubs where a big thing! Thank you

They really do remind me of a 50s pedal car , brilliant things .

My friend nick got the original one second owner of it from the 70s mark A

Fascinating!

My dad used to have one of them many years ago I believe it is still going registration number 789 MCG

I had a Bond Mk F with Dynastart ( dynamo / starter ) a bit of a pain to be honest , my dad had a Mk A wish we still had it !

that's a fabulous example of a bond - i hope i see it one day - did you ever consider a waterless coolant?

Bought a Bond Minicar in 1962, Lovely little Car, Many happy memories

Fond memories of my dad's Mark D (I think). Bronze 2 seater, reg FCB12.) He had it around 1956-8 in South Norwood and carried mum and three children aged around 10, 6 and 2. We use to go camping at Polesden Lacey- Dad and I drove down in the Bond with all the gear and mum with the 2 other children came down by Green Line bus. It was eventually sold to someone in Middlesbrough who drove it home in a snowstorm. Happy memories.

I hoped they would show how you start it, putting your leg in the engine compartment. Not ideal for ladies in pencil skirts!

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Do you have anymore of this episode? As Could you upload the rialto road-test please

I remember crossing out days on the calendar and waiting all week to watch this as a kid

This clip is priceless

Great! Thanks. I have owned Messerschmitts, a Trojan, Isetta and now a BSA three wheeler but never a Bond. Now I want one......

What a good sensible coverage of 3 wheelers. Much better than the sneering patronising style of other broadcasters....

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I Just subscribed for encouraging

Just saw a ranger, I’ve got a 1960 bond ranger having it done in a shop atm new repairs and respray.

are there any left on our roads or just in museums?

My only BMW at the long ago age of 17, was an Issetta bubble car!

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How in thoose days - things actually got MADE . Hands and teams - like scores of people busy making something. The sense of 'result', of achievement, - far from today isolated behind a screen - working globally with 'people' you never actually work with.

Great video just found my husband car blue bond with flags

I couldn't remember which year I went to Morecambe, but now I know! Brilliant to see the footage of my 'Bertie' in action, thank you! The high first gear plus a 3.27 diff doesn't really make it suitable for things like this, I must say, not to mention the higher-geared Herald rack and the wide tyres

How Top Gear has changed!

Marvellous! Thank you for sharing these wonderful period pieces

Fantastic film - thanks for sharing

A very enjoyable historic video!

I seem to have mislaid my VHS copy of this, but the two things I remembered of it were the large positive camber developing at 4:38 and the glimpse of the temperature gauge at 4:41! Marvellous to see this film again, and thank you for posting it, Paul.

Hi Looks great. What size fuel jet is in there? Is it 22cc? Did you use fuel insoluble grease to seal the crankcase where the crank exits? Thanks

Hi. Thanks for the compliments. Unfortunately, I don't have too many pictures of the engine beforehand as the previous owner had already started to 'restore' parts of the 45 cc before I purchased it. However, you can see some early pictures here: www.flickr.com/photos/68224436@N03/albums/72157652359877722 and I can also show you 'How to nearly wreck a Solex 45 cc engine through sheer stupidity!' here: www.flickr.com/photos/68224436@N03/albums/72157663790287095

Beautiful restoration, do you have a pictures or videos of the engine before? I am about to start a 45cc resto myself, i have done plenty of more 'modern' Solex engines like 1700, 2200, 3800, 4600 or 5000, but nothing that old. Keep up the good work. Mat