Little car

To save on fuel, people often shrink the size of the car. The compactness also shows the convenience of the driver finding the parking space. The world's smallest car is the Tata Nano, only 309.9cm long and 223cm wide.

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However, the Tata Nano is much larger than its predecessor, which was produced in the early 1960s, such as the Peel P50, which measures 137 x 104 cm, weighs 59 kg and costs $ 315. A bit bigger is the Peel Trident replica. Both models are powered by gasoline or electric and have limited production.

The prototype of these super cars was manufactured by Peel Engineering from 1962-1965. It's a three-wheeled vehicle with a door, a headlamp, a 49cc engine, a 3-speed manual transmission, and a maximum speed of 61km / hour, designed by Cyril Cannel, owner of Peel Engineering. The car has a seat and a small compartment, the production number of only 50 units.

Peel Engineering stopped working in 1974. By 2010, Gary Hillman and Faizal Khan co-ordinated the restoration of Peel Engineering in the UK, producing limited copies of the P50s, 49cc engines, 2.5 hp , 4.2 Nm of torque and extremely fuel-efficient because running 50 km cost 1 liter of gasoline at a speed of not more than 65km / h. Peel Trident balloon dome model is also reproduced, size 182.9 x 106.7cm with 2 seats.

These tiny cars will receive legal permits to fly in Europe and the United States, although it is still a bit disturbed to class them on a motorcycle or car, with an estimated selling price of £ 8,000.