Author Topic: Solved NIC#382 - 1952 design by John Bond for bodying a Ford Anglia  (Read 321 times)

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For one point, please tell me who designed this car, and what the base car was supposed to be.
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Re: NIC #382
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2015, 06:53:48 AM »
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Re: NIC #382
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2015, 06:50:44 AM »
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Re: NIC #382
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2015, 06:59:24 AM »
It was a 1952 design by John Bond, featured in the Road & Track series „Sports Car Design“ for a selfbuilt sports car based on a Ford Anglia.

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Re: NIC #382
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2015, 07:06:12 AM »
It was a 1952 design by John Bond, featured in the Road & Track series „Sports Car Design“ for a selfbuilt sports car based on a Ford Anglia.

And the maestro garners another point. I suspect his archives must be close to the limits of his computer!

It looks a neat little design, although as far as I know nothing more was done with it.

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Re: Solved NIC#382 - 1952 design by John Bond for bodying a Ford Anglia
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2015, 07:40:19 AM »
I just happened to come across it while searching for another fiberglass bodied car.  :)