- Bond Equipe
Infobox Automobile
name = Bond Equipe
manufacturer =Bond Cars Ltd
production = 1963-1971
2956 madecite book |last=Robson |first=Graham |title=A to Z of British Cars 1945-1980 |year=2000 |publisher=Herridge |location=Devon, UK |id=ISBN 0-9541063-9-3]
assembly =Preston ,UK
class =Sports car
body_style = 2-door saloon
2-doorconvertible
engine = Triumph 1147, 1296 or 1998 cc
transmission = 4-speed manual
optional overdrive on 2 litre
length = 160 inches (4064 mm)cite book |last=Culshaw |coauthors=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |id=ISBN 0-333-16689-2]
width = 60 inches (1524 mm) m
height =
weight =
wheelbase = 93 inches (2375 mm)
successor =
designer =The Bond Equipe was a British 2+2 sports car, manufactured by
Bond Cars Ltd . It was their first 4-wheeled car, and production started in 1963.The original Equipe, the GT, was based on the
Triumph Herald chassis with afastback fibreglass body and also utilised further Triumph parts including the windscreen / scuttle assembly, and doors. The 1964 GT4S model saw revisions to the body with twin headlights and an opening rear boot. It was powered a Herald-based 1147 cc engine in theTriumph Spitfire level of tune (63 / 67 bhp)clarifyme. This was upgraded to the Auto bhp|75|0 1296 cc Triumph Spitfire engine in 1967 (making the model the "GT4S 1300").The GT4S was joined by the 2-litre GT with a smoother body in 1967. This was based on the similar
Triumph Vitesse chassis and 1998 cc Auto bhp|95|0 six-cylinder engine. The 2-litre GT was available as a closed coupé and, later, as a convertible. This was capable of Auto mph|100|0 with respectable acceleration. Horsepower and suspension improvements were made in line with Triumph's Mark 2 upgrade of the Vitesse in Autumn 1968, and a convertible was introduced at the same time.Production ended in July 1970 when
Reliant , which had acquired Bond in 1969, closed the factory.References
External links
* [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nick.wotherspoon/site/Equipe%20main.htm The Bond Equipe page]
* [http://www.tssc.org.uk/bond.asp Triumph Sports Six Bond Equipe Home]
* [http://www.practicalclassics.co.uk/manufacturer/by-id/15/ Practical Classics Bond guide]
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