Showing posts with label Bard Find. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bard Find. Show all posts

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Dusty Rope Drive: 1961 Pontiac Tempest


The early 1960's were a time of experimentation for GM.  One only needs to recall how radical the newly released Corvair was to understand what was going on in the design halls at Detroit iron.  While the Corvair went on to a 10 year production streak, the equally radical Pontiac Tempest only managed a 3 year run before converting back to conventional power train configurations.  Find this 1961 Pontiac Tempest for sale in Tulsa, OK for $2,250 via craigslist. 


Friday, April 4, 2014

5k: Bond, Equipe Bond: 1965 Bond Equipe GT4S

Sharp Commercials LTD started automotive production by building something called the Bond Minicar in 1949.  The Minicar was a 3-wheeled deathtrap that likely served as inspiration for the Reliant Robin deathtrap and had a unique single cylinder two-stroke engine that could be fired backwards for reversing the vehicle...anyway, it was discontinued in 1966 after Sharp's Bond Equipe 4-wheel car sales took off.  Bond/Sharp only built 5000 of the Equipe over a seven year span and this is the only one I've ever seen.  Find this 1965 Bond Equipe GT4S currently bidding for $4,000 on ebay with less than 1 day to go, located in San Diego, CA.