Peel-50!

The world’s smallest car comes to Ripley's!

The P50 holds the record for being the smallest road-legal car ever produced, measuring just 134 cm (52.8 in) long and 99 cm (39.0 in) wide and weighing only 59 kg (130lb.)

The rare one door coupe is small enough to fit inside a VW camper van and is one of just 100 ever made by Peel engineering. It has a single cylinder 49 cc engine and is equipped with a three-speed manual transmission and no reverse gear, having to be manually reversed by the driver using the chrome handle on the rear.

Hilariously reviewed by Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear in October 2007, who deemed it "the best car ever made - if it only had reverse," the P50 was originally launched at the 1962 Earls Court Motorcycle show. In 1963 the car retailed at £199.00 compared to around £250 for a good motorbike. Only 100 came off the production line and just 20 survive today, meaning each car is now worth between £35,000 to £50,000.

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