World's smallest production car gets a new lease on life

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The Peel P50 measures just 54 inches (223 cm) long

The Peel P50

The three-wheeled Peel Trident microcar

The three-wheeled Peel Trident microcar with its distinctive bubble dome open

The three-wheeled Peel Trident microcar

The Peel P50 seats one person - and a shopping bag

The three-wheeled Peel Trident microcar

The Peel P50

The Peel P50 three-wheeled microcar

The Peel P50 was originally produced from 1962 to 1965

Only 50 of the original Peel P50's were built

The three-wheeled Peel Trident microcar

The Peel P50

The three-wheeled Peel Trident microcar

Parking the Peel P50 is a breeze since you can carry it into place

Originally manufactured in the 1960's, the world's smallest ever production car, the Peel P50 (right) and it's stablemate, the Trident (left) are getting a limited production run with updated powerplants

The Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar designed for the urban commuter

Article Summary

The quest for more fuel-efficient vehicles has seen a shift from the gas-guzzling behemoths of yesteryear to smaller and smaller cars, such as the Volkswagen up!, Toyota iQ, and Tata Nano. The smallest currently in production is the smart fortwo that measures just 106.1 inches (269.5 cm) long and 61.4 inches (155.9 cm) wide. But for the world’s smallest ever production car you’d have to look back to the early 1960’s and the Peel P50, which measured just 54 inches (137 cm) long and 41 inches (104.1 cm) wide, and weighed 130 lb (59 kg). Now replicas of the P50 -and its bigger brother, the Peel Trident - are getting a limited production run and will be offered with a choice of gasoline or electric powerplants.

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