Talk:Bond Cars Ltd

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Following the request for photos, I have added one from a magazine photo of a Bond brochure which accounts for its low definition. I think its a Mark D but am not sure.

[edit] Bridge of Sighs prank

I have been researching a student prank at Cambridge university: Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge) in which a car was dangled under a bridge by ropes. The car in question was reported by the newspapers of the time to have been a "Bond Mini". That would be a "Bond Minicar" perhaps? There are photos and reports of the incident here:

 http://www.sjbaker.org/tmp/CarUnderBridgeOfSighs1968(1).jpg
 http://www.sjbaker.org/tmp/CarUnderBridgeOfSighs1968(2).jpg

This happened in 1968 - so from your article, it looks like it would more likely have been an 875...but I'm sure one of you guys can give me the gospel truth!

I'm trying to figure out whether these photo's can be used in Wikipedia (copyright on a 1968 newspaper article?).

Many thanks in advance. SteveBaker 15:26, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

It's not an 875, they were rear engined and did not have a grille. It is one of the Minicars but I don't know how to tell the difference between the various Mks, in fact I'm not even sure they changed that much. I have a photo of an 875 but its provenance is unknown so I can't really use it here.Malcolma 17:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

It's a Mk E or F, I don't think there was much external difference between them. Certainly later than a Mk D - I had one and it had more of a separation between the bonnet and wings in the older style. You can't tell from the pictures but the later models also introduced such luxuries as a driver's door! Adrian Robson 09:49, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 875 engine

The "Rootes Commer van" is mentioned in this article and the club website. Does anybody know which Commer van? And in any event, I always thought it was a Hillman Imp engine. My dad's one certainly had an Imp engine, but it may not have been factory-spec. Then again, this may be the same engine under a different name. Is anybody able to clarify? – Kieran T ^{(talk | contribs)} 19:36, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Engine bay photo

Wow! That must be the least cluttered engine bay in history! Was the engine actually in there when the photo was taken? - it's hard to tell! :-) 16:55, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

It's the big 250cc engine as well. Malcolma 17:29, 2 September 2006 (UTC)