Lawrie Bond, Microcar Man - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lawrie Bond, Microcar Man write by Nick Wotherspoon. This book was released on 2017-06-30. Lawrie Bond, Microcar Man available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Once a common sight on Britain's roads, few people today seem to have heard of the Bond Minicar not a diminutive, gadget laden conveyance for the fictional 007 character, but a popular, practical, motorcycle-engined, three-wheeler that in the post-war austerity period, gave tens of thousands of people affordable personal transport at a time when conventional vehicles were beyond the reach of the average household. Yet whilst the later, mostly imported, 'Bubble cars' have remained in the public eye, it is largely forgotten that the first of the postwar 'Microcars' to go into significant production was the British designed and built Bond. Equally enigmatic seems to be the designer of this vehicle, Lawrence 'Lawrie' Bond a prolific automotive design genius, with a penchant for weight-saving construction techniques. He was responsible for a wide range of two, three and four wheel vehicles; from ultra-lightweight motorcycles and scooters, such as the Minibyke, Lilliput and Gazelle, as well as his other Microcars the stylish Berkeley and perhaps less-than-pretty Opperman Unicar and finally to his later work, including the innovative, but troubled Bond 875 and styling the Equipe GT sportscar.Here the story is told in full, covering all Lawrie's innovative designs and the various vehicles that bore his name, all in prolifically illustrated detail, together with his passion for motor racing, which resulted in a number of technically acclaimed racing cars, some of which can still be seen competing is historic racing events today.
Lawrie Bond
Lawrie Bond - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lawrie Bond write by Nick Wotherspoon. This book was released on 1993-10-01. Lawrie Bond available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
British Microcars 1947–2002
British Microcars 1947–2002 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook British Microcars 1947–2002 write by Duncan Cameron. This book was released on 2018-06-28. British Microcars 1947–2002 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.
Bond Three & Four Wheelers 1948-1974
Bond Three & Four Wheelers 1948-1974 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bond Three & Four Wheelers 1948-1974 write by R.M Clarke. This book was released on 2011-07-01. Bond Three & Four Wheelers 1948-1974 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The driving force behind the successful Bond cars was engineer and entrepreneur 'Lawrie' Bond and by 1944 the Bond Aircraft and Engineering company had been established. After the war Lawrie Bond turned his attention to successfully designing and building a series of small racing cars. The fate of Bond Cars Ltd was sealed in 1969 when the company was bought by Reliant and when the Bug model was withdrawn in 1974 the Bond name disappeared.
The Reliant Robin
The Reliant Robin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Reliant Robin write by Giles Chapman. This book was released on 2017-02. The Reliant Robin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. MOTOR CARS: GENERAL INTEREST. Spanning four decades, the Reliant Robin was a familiar, if eccentric, fixture on Britain's roads; an object of amusement to those who didn't understand its ultra-thrifty ways and a source of pride to the many thousands of owners who did. During a time of deep recession in 1970s Britain, this stylish little car from Tamworth became a massive hit, boasting low fuel consumption and cheap tax. Reliant couldn't make them fast enough, until a culture of more sophisticated car buyers saw it go into eventual decline. From its beginnings in 1973 to its demise almost thirty years later, Giles Chapman traces the colourful history of the most famous and iconic three-wheeled car in Britain.
