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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2016, 12:22:37 AM
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The Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar originally manufactured from 1962 to 1965 by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man. It was listed in the 2010 Guinness Book of Records as the smallest production car ever made. It had no reverse gear but a handle at the rear allows the very lightweight car to be physically manoeuvred when required.
Designed as a city car, it was advertised in the 1960s as capable of seating "one adult and a shopping bag". The vehicle's only door was on its left side and equipment included a single windscreen wiper and one headlight. Standard colours were Daytona White, Dragon Red, and Dark Blue. The 1963 model retailed for £199 when new (about £1,400 in 2010, or $2,200 USD). 50 of them were produced, and only 27 of them are known to still exist, one of which was sold for a record US$176,000 at a Sotheby's auction in March 2016.
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You have to admit.... the trailer has merit!
I bet you could fit nearly 6 cans of beer in there... with ICE! :crackup
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I saw this in China late last year. Electric of course.
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Both of these make the "Mini" look not so Mini after all.
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Clarkson drove one of these through the BBC offices on Top Gear in one episode, he even drove it in and out of an elevator. I think it pretty much gassed everybody in the offices though.