Love the Bug - slightly terrifying to ride in. My friend Larry (the guy who gave me the Multipla) has one that has been described as the nicest in the world - I have no reason to doubt that assessment (and it wasn't him who said it)
if you want to be terrified in a bond bug , look no further than.....
of course the one I own. BTW quite possibly one of two. Tasmin orange was introduced in 1970 the final year of the GT. (I think I mentioned that all GT colours are named after racetracks - (Monaco White Lemans Blue etc.) the previous owner was reliably informed that no cars were ever painted Tasmin Orange until one showed up in a junkyard, and then another (that I partially own) and mine and one other about 100 miles away. The junkyard car is gone, the parts car (mine) mostly gone leaving just the two that we know of.
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad to see me?
and Orange you glad this forum exists? I am. Was contacted by a reputable lurker to this forum who knows my car. He pointed out that the car is not in fact Tasmin Orange as no colour code could be found when the car was being painted. Enquiries ensued (I contacted the PPO - previous previous owner - the one who had it painted) and indeed it is Grabber Orange - Ford colour. So, now we are on the hunt for the correct code and having a Ford colour should make it much much easier to match when the time comes (there will be touch ups required) So, thanks BRM for teaching me something about my car - and here is a Grabber Orange Maverick
My Dad bought my Mum a Bug in the late 70's and decided for some reason that it would look better in JPS colours. It was fun in the summer as he'd just take the lid off. He noticed when doing some work on it that the serial number was 00001 but didn't give it too much thought. It wasn't a particularly stable car at the best of times but Mum skidded on black ice and wouldn't drive it after that so it got sold. It was up on bricks in Cefn Cribbwr for years but has apparently been sold to England where I imagine it's sat under a tarp awaiting restoration.
In subsequent years, as the serial number suggests we found it was the first production car / press car / demonstrator and was used extensively used in advertising. It became know as the 'Lord John' Bug as it was used for a model shoot outside the Lord John clothing store on Carnaby Street.
Our actual car was on all the sales literature. I wonder how much that would be worth if put back into tip-top order? Has to command a bit of a premium?
I don't think that many cars scream SEVENTIES!! louder than the Bug!
I vacillate over whether this is the one muscle car I would buy if money were no object. Certainly a Boss 302 is one that I remember more from my youth than pretty much any other muscle car. Again Parnelli Jones collection.
