Bond team
| Bond | |
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 Bond Equipe 2 liter GT (1967–1968)
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| Team | |
| Sales designation: | Team |
| Production period: | 1963-1971 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Coupé , convertible |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 1.15–2.0 l (46–76 kW) |
| Length: | 3937-4216 mm |
| Width: | 1524-1562 mm |
| Height: | 1320 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2324 mm |
| Empty weight : | 737-914 kg |
The Bond Equipe is a sports car that was built by Bond Cars in Preston ( Lancashire ) from 1963 to 1971 as the manufacturer's first four-wheeled car.
description
The first team, the GT , sat on the chassis of a Triumph Herald and had a fiberglass body with a hatchback. Other Triumph components were also used, such as the bulkhead, windshield and doors. In 1964 the GT4S came out, which had a revised body with double headlights and an opening tailgate. Like the Triumph Herald, it was powered by an in-line four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1147 cm³, whose power output of 63-67 bhp (46-49 kW) corresponded to that of the Triumph Spitfire . In 1967 the GT4S 1300 with the new Spitfire engine was added to this vehicle . Its engine had a displacement of 1296 cm³ and delivered an output of 75 bhp (55 kW).
Another variant introduced in 1967 was the 2-liter GT with softer body lines. It was built on the chassis of the Triumph Vitesse , from which it also had the six-cylinder in-line engine with 1998 cm³ and 95 bhp (70 kW). The car was available as a coupé and later also as a convertible. They reached a top speed of 160 km / h and offered respectable acceleration. A more powerful 104 bhp (76 kW) engine and the cabriolet were introduced along with the Triumph Vitesse Mk. II in 1968.
With the takeover of Bond by Reliant in July 1970, production ended and the Preston factory was closed. A total of 2956 teams were created.
Web links
- Bond Equipe website
- Triumph Sports Six / Bond Equipe website
- Practical Classics Buying Guide: Bond Equipe
Individual evidence
- ^ Culshaw, David & Horrobin, Peter: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6