The car's light weight enabled it to qualify for motorcycle road tax rates, and be driven on a motorcycle licence, but in order to keep the weight down, the interior trim and fittings were minimal. The low-compression engine meant it was able to run on "2-star" low- octane petrol, which was cheaper than varieties used by larger and more highly tuned engines. However, thanks to the fact that the 875 had a fibreglass body along with aluminium doors, and weighed less than 400 kg (882 lb), the performance was good – better than the Imp. It was the same basic layout as used in the Hillman Imp, installed as a complete package along with the Imps' transmission, rear suspension and rear wheels. Crucially for the dynamics of the vehicle, this was rear-mounted, unlike in most other British three-wheelers of the era. four-stroke engine used in the Commer Imp Van from the Rootes Group. The 875 used the lower-compression (8:1) four-cylinder 875 cc 34 b.h.p. The car was announced in August 1965, though volume production got under way only during the summer of 1966. There was also a van version from 1967, known as the Ranger.
The Bond 875 was a small three-wheeled car partly designed by Lawrence "Lawrie" Bond and manufactured by Bond Cars Ltd in Preston, United Kingdom from 1965 to 1970.
The Bond 875 Saloon gives a faint indication of subsequent Reliant designs
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