The Peel Microcars were produced in the 1960s by Peel Engineering on the Isle of Man and were the world’s smallest cars.
The Peel P 50 was a single seat 3-wheeler with a German 49 cc two-stroke engine produced by Zweirad Union (DKW) and originally was a moped engine.
The car was a simple glass fibre construction with no chassis, a length of 54 in (1.37 m) and a width of 41 in (1.04 m). The car was available in red, white and blue. As the engine was placed under the driver’s seat the car was very loud.
It also had hardly any comfort, no speedometer and not even indicators or brake signs. The driver had to use hand signs, which wasn’t too easy as only the window on the right hand side could be opened.
Less than 50 cars were built from 1963 t0 1964.The Peel Trident was a 2-seater 3-wheeler and a few cars had a 99 cc Triumph Tina/T10 engine and an 8” rear wheel, instead of the 49 cc Zweirad Union engine. The car was a little bigger than the P 50 with a length of 71 in (1.81 m) and a width of 42 in (1.07 m). Some of the cars were fitted with a shopping basket instead of the passenger seat. The colours available were red and blue and a little more than 80 cars were built from 1964 to 1966.
