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Bond Bug

Tom Karen had designed his own Three Wheeler car back in 1955, and revisited the ideas in this for his designs in 1963 and 1964 commissioned by Reliant to replace the Reliant Regal. These designs were too radical and were shelved until 1967 when Ogle Design reworked the project turning it into the Bond Bug prototype in 1969. John Crosthwaite designed a new chassis for the Bug, and this was fitted with the Reliant 700cc engine (later upgraded to 750cc). Launched in 1970 the Bong Bug 700 was very basic, with 'essential' extras (such as doors) only being given to the 700E model, and more kit plus a higher power engine for the Bug 700ES. The more powerful 750 models were launched in 1973, but production ended in 1974 after 2268 were sold.

Bond Bug 700 ES 1970 - badge on c-pillar. The use of decals and stripes was designed to accord the Bug a sporting heritage.	Bond Bug 700 ES 1970. Tom Karen of Ogle Design designed the Bond Bug for Reliant	Bond Bug 700 ES 1971. The canopy tilted upwards to allow access to the interior. The Bond Bug 700 had no sidescreens at all, but few cars were sold. The 700E and 700ES were better equipped with the the 700ES also getting a tuned engine.	Bond Bug 700 ES 1971. Ogle Design under Tom Karen designed the Bond Bug, the early prototype being a shortened Reliant 3-wheeler	Bond Bug 700 ES 1972. 2268 Bond Bugs were produced in the colour Tangerine, except for 6 produced in white for Rothmans
	Bond Bug 700 ES 1970 - interior. With the tilt-up canopy opened, the enterior and ahead of it the Reliant 700cc engine are visible.	Reliant Regal	$Ogle Design - David Ogle founded Ogle Design in 1954 and sta\rted designing and producing cars from 1959. David Ogle was killed in a car crash in 1962, and the company was then managed by Tom Karen who became chief designer Ogle stopped manufacturing and produced designs for others make, the first of these being the Ogle SX250 designed for Daimler but taken up by Reliant instead. That started an association with Reliant that led to the Scimitar and the GTE, with the Reliant Robin and Bond Bug on the way. Tom Karen also did the Panorama Elite for Plaxton Coaches and then the Dominant for its rivals Duple. In 2000 the design operation was sold to a Swedish company to become Ogle Noor, whilst Ogle continued in the UK on Research and Development.$ Ogle Design

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