Reliant Robin the 1970s because of good work executed by Ogle Design, (who had previously designed the Bond Bug, and Reliant Scimitar) and affordable price, considering 70 mpg and 85 mph is possible, and orders increased with the 1970s fuel crisis. The final original version of the Robin rolled off the production line in 1982, and after a number of limited editions, including the GBS and the Jubilee, it was replaced by the restyled Reliant Rialto designed by IAD in Worthing, UK. The vehicle was also produced under licence in Greece by MEBEA between 1974 and 1978, and it was manufactured in
Bond Bug favourable tax treatment. Tom Karen oversaw the design and production of Luke Skywalker's landspeeder from "Star Wars" (1977): one of the models was built upon the chassis of a Bond Bug – the wheels hidden by mirrors angled at 45° to the ground. The "Wheeler Dealers" television programme purchased and restored a Bond Bug 700ES and, after completion, sold it on to make a profit. Since then, the Bug has been on display at the 2011 NEC Classic Car Show in Birmingham, where "Wheeler Dealers" presenters Mike Brewer, Edd China and mechanic/technical assistant Paul Brackley were reunited and signed the