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Lancashire Pioneers - Lawrence "Lawrie" Bond

Sharp's Commercials Ltd

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The Minicar was the first such vehicle to go into production in the UK and soon 15 a week were being built at Sharp's Ribbleton Lane factory

The Bond Minicar three wheeler
The Bond Minicar three wheeler

The design and manufacturing rights were sold to Sharp's Commercials and they continued to build vehicles under the Bond name. 

Thus began 15 years of continuous production with 26,500 Minicars rolling off the production line. 

By 1963 there were 24 different versions of the 3 basic models available.

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