The following photosets are tagged Bond - click on the thumbnails for more images and descriptions of each vehicle
A totally wonderful Bond Equipe 2 litre convertible, first registered in January 1970. This was one of the last, as the Bond plant in Preston Lancashire, was closed later that year.
The two litre convertible version of the Bond Equipe was launched in late 1968, and rather than using the Triumph Herald chassis, this new version used that of the Triumph Vitesse, as well as it's 6 cylinder 1998cc engine. This very cool example was registered in February 1969, so one of the first produced - though manufacture didn't last long - the last Equipe was completed in October 1970. The 2 litre Equipes are visually quite distinct from the older GT examples. Firstly the bonnet is much flatter, having the headlights either side of the grille, rather than in their own raised housing. And the convertible looks even more different still, lacking the characteristic curved roof.
An early example of the Bond Equipe GT, produced in Preston, Lancashire. This little-known sports car is superbly stylish, and a fine example of 1960s British design. This was the first version with only 444 vehicles produced between 1963 and 1964. Based on the Triumph Herald chassis, and using a number of Triumph components, the body is actually fibreglass. Fitted with a 1147cc petrol engine. This one was registered in January 1964. Read more about the Bond Equipe here.
A lovely example of a Bond Equipe GT 2+2, registered in May of 1964. This is, of course, the earliest incarnation of the Equipe, only produced between April 1963 and September 1964, when it was replaced by the GT 4S. Designed by Lawrie Bond, it was built with a fibreglass body shell, over a Triumph Herald chassis, and an 1147cc Triumph Spitfire Engine and gearbox. This gave it a top speed of 90mph, with a 0-60 acceleration of 17.6 seconds. What a car!
The GT 4S was the second version of the Equipe, produced from September 1964 until January 1967. This example was registered in October 1965. The GT 4S had a number of improvements over the GT 2+2, such as an opening boot, and extra front lighting - though it had the same 1147cc Triumph Spitfire engine.
