"There was no disguising it - Reliant's Bond Bug was just dreary old Uncle Robin in a funny party hat."
- James May on the Bond Bug
The Bond Bug was a small three-wheeled car initially produced by Bond Cars Ltd in Preston, England, but then subsequently produced by the Reliant Motor Company (who had purchased Bond Cars in 1969) in Tamworth. It is a wedge-shaped microcar, with a lift-up canopy and side screens instead of conventional doors.
The car was originally intended as a sporty version of the Reliant Regal to appeal to younger buyers, and the Bond Bug's working concept name during development was Reliant Rogue.
Apperances[]
- In Series 1, Episode 3 of James May's Cars of the People, James May reviewed the Bond Bug.
- In Breaking, badly, the Bond Bug is converted by James and Richard Hammond into an amphibious car in an attempt to break the British speed record for amphibious cars. The converted amphibious car was referred to as the "Pond Bug", had retractable wheels and was fitted with an engine from a jet ski. The Pond Bug managed to break the record by reaching 47.81 mph with Jeremy Clarkson behind the wheel.