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The forever classic 1970's reliant bond bug which are kept going with thanks to all bond bug owners.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 and used a modified version of the Reliant Regal chassis, but was sold under the Bond Cars Ltd name after Reliant acquired them. The engine was front mounted and was the 700 cc Reliant four cylinder unit.The Bug was only available in a bright orange tangerine colour although 4 white Bugs were produced for a Rothmans cigarette 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.In contrast to the stereotypical image of three-wheeled Reliants as being ridiculously slow, the Bond Bug was capable of some 85 mph (136 km/h). This compared favourably with a number of four wheeled performance cars of the same era.[citation needed] The car was, however, not cheap. At £629 it cost more than a basic 850 cc Mini which was at the time £620