 The roof mounted Suitcase was born out
of necessity. Due to the 875's design of a rear engine and a front
end full of steering and suspension, there was very little space
left for carrying any sort of luggage. Bonds solution was to "put an extra boot on the roof."
The case was made
in glass fibre and came in a neutral grey colour. If
the case became scratched, "you
simply go to work with a little household polish till the scratch mark disappears."
The idea of neutral
grey was to paint the case to match your vehicles body colour if
desired.
The fact that the advert on the right
has one fitted to a Ford 105E Anglia shows Bonds had hopes it could
be sold to other car owners besides 875 owners. Exactly how it sold
and in what quantities are not known.

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