I've had two of these and loved every minute of owning them. I've had vauxhalls most of my diving career and will always enjoy the ones up to the 90s but sadly these days, they havent got the same spark they used to have, Although o have a vectra c saloon diesel and am smitten with it.

These things would turn over but nowhere near as easily as a Reliant

Why this has come up on my feed, I do not know.

Thanks for posting and restoring. These were fabulous little cars. Can hardly find any footage anywhere. I used to have the 1969 875 mkii saloon. Very fast and fun. They weren’t built very plush but great for an 18 year old!

Lovely little pick ups, rare sight in their day, even more so today, i had a 2 door 58 saloon a few years ago, now i have 4 Metropolitans.

great vid. cheers

I own a very rare. 1960 bond Ranger minicar.

Wow! well done, looks great fun especialy with the Ferodo signs

A lot of modern cars with their fancy electronics but wide wheels would simply get stuck. Thanks for posting.

The bendix is bad on that starter motor.

Never driven one , tbh , but would love to , it just seems to make more sense to put the engine in the rear of an odd legger with axle aft.

Shit hole then and now

I owned one of those exactly the same colour in 1976 it would wheelie it was much more stable than the Reliant with the engine over the back wheel driving

Think i saw this at the Darley dale show in Derbyshire a few years back, could not find the owner at the time, would have loved to have a sit in it. Used to have the car version when i was young, as i remember it was quite fast and it used to scare my mates especially with the 3 wheels great fun.

My dad had a 1984 Cavalier 1.6 L in silver green from new before giving it to my grandma in the early 90's. I have fond memories of it as a kid as my dad would take me out in for a spin every weekend when my grandma was unable to drive it. I remember how green the interior was and seeing the GM logo everywhere. I couldn't sit in the back due to it having no seat belts as it wasn't a requirement then. Sadly most MK2 Cav's have disappeared due to rust and joyriders.It was an easy car to pinch.

Loving that red interior, so retro!

A teacher at my school had one just like this in the 1990s. BKK 981Y I think was the reg.

just love the tone of that engine when its first starting sounds really crisp love these engines best 4 cylinder petrol engine ever made in my opinion 90 brake from a 1.6 at that time was pretty remarkable even the woman on top gear said when road testing at launch said it felt more like a 2.0 the cortina 1.6 of the time where producing only 72 brake but ghia models did come with uprated carb which produced the same 90 brake but vauxalls overhead camshaft engines allways seemed more agressive and loads more fun to drive

love it👍

My father had a Y reg of this exact model and colour scheme, great memories and such a fab example. Thanks for sharing.

they were great fun to drive, handled better than a reliant and much quicker with the hillman imp ohc 875cc engine.

wow thats great, i had a saloon version years back, it was fun to drive and fast, i remember i had to fit a rubber doughnut drive on it .

Did I see the TARDIS???

Looks fantastic well done

I used to have one of these and it used to wheelie for fun. I'm 69 now and I'd love to have one now. Enjoy.

It's fascinating to see a car that was, up until about 15-20 years ago, such a common sight on the roads. Thanks for uploading.

Amazing condition and one of the early examples as well. Looks like 72,000 miles on it. I cant remember mk2 cavaliers coming in that colour as standard. Must be a respray. Still a great looking car. Keep it as it will become valuable in the future.

Came here from your Ebay ad. If i had the funds lived closer and the room to park it i`d snap this up and keep it just as it is or better and use it for years.

Hi there, I just see you eBay advert, I’m sorry to hear that you have had so much trouble from other people. I am a Cavalier enthusiast I have 2 of these a Mid specification 1986 L C reg, and an early specification 1984 GL B reg. I really hope that you find an enthusiast that will take great care of the car that it deserves if I had room on my drive way I would buy it myself and take it to shows like I do with my 1986. My 1984 in my opinion isn’t ready for shows I am going to be doing a restoration on it and bring it back to how it came out of the factory, I suspect that this will take me a good 3 or 4 years to complete. I have a video walk round on my RU-vid account of my Blue one should you be interested in having a look. Anyway I have waffled on enough now, I just wanted to say good luck with the sale I will be watching with great interest. All the best. Steve.

I think they used a Hillman Imp engine.

nice one , ive just got a @ barn find@bond ranger sportive ,it is a van with back seats, i think its the only one left

Great vehicle, well done.

Had one many years ago in this colour . Immaculate. Wish I still had it . It cost me 25 quid !. Yours makes exactly the same engine transmission sounds . Nice video upload and attractive views of Derbyshire in the snow , thanks for the nostalgia .

Looks lovely. I was actually wondering what song that was, I like it :)

cool car so this was made b the same company that made the Bond Bug?

I want one of these.

Ur just sad coz u buye to mutch junk from Tesco and it made u fat so go and make a video on that

problem again, 3 wheelers were built to weight, as ins as a sidecar,..loop in law,.so after the wngine & body all else was built to weight, thus the almost " tatty " interior all tri-cars had, seats were the wore, squabs on thin metal pipes,..shame really,...but the idea of using the petrol tank, & spare wheel as ballast on front, was ok, until half full & you could feel the " slop " as the fluid splashed from side to side, all in all, laurie bonds better idea,s...

Thank Stephen Byers and Blair for the decimation of Clay Cross, this was a classic case of asset stripping by Saint-Gobain.

I'm absolutely obsessed with A30s and A35s, I think they are fantastic. I'm only eighteen and if I had the money I would definitely get hold one to use daily. As for the pickups though, I've never really liked them that much, they are lovely but the first time I saw one i thought it was a modification that someone had created in their garage.

this car should have gone on longer than reliants did....much better car by far. better handling, faster,and in my opinion, better looking.

Still over 1500 registered on British roads in 2013, Austin Metro about a hand full ! It shows how good the A35 design was, racing at Goodwood they still look impressive.

Flyinganet, top class job.I have just started my bond 875 and im looking for a front windscreen would you have a spare or know where i would get one. thanks

Well done. Put's my 875 to shame. Haven't used mine for the last 2 years, hope to get it fixed and back out again this year. Ady (Bond Club Member

Made in Preston?

no, just no

Excellent job! I hope we'll see it at Imp National one year?

Fantastic job!

and it's still a shithole.

yep - what he said