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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Garybond on May 09, 2012, 06:04:08 pm
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Has anyone got pictures of the minitruck from Byards Leap I have seen Tony Searle's in books I see they mention 3 remaining ?earlier on in this forum. We have one bought in 1996 and would like to make a start on it but its missing a few items
Thank you
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I have a couple though not particularly revealing, one front view and an interior shot, have you checked the bond owners club? If you have an email I'll send them to you.
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Could you post them here so we can all see them? Please!
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You've probably seen the ones on the net, but just in case there are two pictures of it on Nick Wotherspoons website, perhaps he has more?
http://bondcars.net/Minicar%20Mk%20B.htm (http://bondcars.net/Minicar%20Mk%20B.htm)
Otherwise, there's this main picture from the auction and you can just see the car in the background of a couple of the other lots.
http://www.goldingyoung.com/catalogues/MS181008/page1.htm (http://www.goldingyoung.com/catalogues/MS181008/page1.htm)
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Forgot to include the photo
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Cheers Rusty!
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Seem to remember this car now resides in the Jesada Technik museum: http://www.jesadatechnikmuseum.com/product_detail.php?qid=117&v=1 so one could try asking for pics from them, anyway auction pics attached.
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Cheers blob, nice pix!
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There were several different minivans , not many made of each , some based on the Bond Mark B as the photo's above and some based on the differently styled Bond Mark C. come on Issysuy give us a clue which one you have . lets have some give and take ;) by the way the one pictured above should have a much neater bonnet badge escutcheon ( love that word ) as per this pic att.
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Thanks for the photos I have no photos of car at the moment will get some posted I see this one has a door, mine and the one in Nicks book do not have
I have two of the Bond badges but not sure if they are correct as it is technically called a Sharp's not a Bond and the complete star shaped piece is still on the car
Shame its gone abroad not many A's and B's left here now I was a member of the Bond club and will be rejoining again soon
Just getting back into micros I also have a bubble window Isetta (I have had this for 20 odd years)too which needs sorting but its all there including its log books and I know all the previous owners
There that will give you a bit of an idea about me. I am completely hooked on micros and always have been I like talking to people about them, into Fergie tractors too
So how many trucks are in the old country and have they found any vans yet I know there is a family saftey saloon and Bob in Shrewsbury had the remains of one when I spoke to him a few years ago
Thanks Gary
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Just spotted this thread from 2004, regarding the Byards Leap mini truck: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/milko/message/1335 maybe this 'brian' has some pics, as the link relates to him following the restoration.
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if its the same shaped bonnet i.e. no wings like later Bonds it should have an ally escutcheon ( there goes that word again ;)) and centre badge like in the blue bonnet photo. i just happen to have a badge for sale ;) all early Bonds were made by Sharps Commercials - they later changed the company name to Bond Cars .
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Interesting about the badge as they were sold as Sharps commercials still that is what asking the questions is about thank you for the offer of the badge but I have 2 already thank you Gary
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if its the same shaped bonnet i.e. no wings like later Bonds it should have an ally escutcheon ( there goes that word again ;)) and centre badge like in the blue bonnet photo. i just happen to have a badge for sale ;) all early Bonds were made by Sharps Commercials - they later changed the company name to Bond Cars .
Some years back there was the great Scottish Micronaut, Cambell Escutcheon. Strangely on moving south to the environs of Gloucester he seemed to take a step back from Microcars. Pity.
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Ah Campbell, I met up with him two years ago in Bloomsbury at a postcard fair, he is a postcard dealer dont ya know, he sold me a moped and thats the last I heard from him. Nice guy! Maybe the postcard dealing has taken over from Micronauting?
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yeah if i sold anyone a moped you wouldn't see me for dust either :D was that the one with dodgy steering then ? ;)
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NO, its the one I moved on for a nice fat profit! ;)
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NO, its the one I moved on for a nice fat profit! ;)
Any particular denomination? Christian, Buddist, Muslim, Euro or Dollar?
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Very good Al, your witt is on fire these days! It conjours up an image of Russell Grant! Be assured though that a fat profit on a moped is relative, buy one for a fiver and sell it for a tenner qualifies as a fat profit but it doesnt get you far , and niether would that moped! :D
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hi issysuy still eagerly awaiting photos but please bear in mind that if your van is based on the B minicar pictured earlier then i would like to help if i can. i own a Mark A minicar and they will be very similar in most respects. i did see a pic of a Bond Mark A at the bubblecar museum recently it appeared to be LHD - very odd as mine is too. i thought mine was the only LHD in uk , but maybe not. maybe the photo was reversed in will try and find it .
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Lightweight dickie have emailed you a few photos across its a truck not a van thanks Gary
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Gary's asked me to post a few of his minitruck. :)