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Peel P50
Smallest production car, about 50 built.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 47 Built
- Years
- 1963–1964
- Engine
- 49 cc / 0.0 LFactory: 49 cc
- Power
- 3.36 kW / 4.56 PSFactory: 4.5 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 61.2 km/hFactory: 38 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- 26 (independently researched)
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The P50 is listed as the world's smallest street-legal production car. It is also the only car ever made on the Isle of Man.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Peel Peel P50 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Peel Peel P50 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Peel Peel P50 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Kieran White · CC BY 2.5
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionother original P50s remaining in existence, per Driven, not counting the 1964 car sold at auction | 262 | Surviving examples | Independently researched |
| Total model productionapproximate number of production Peel P50s built | 471 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Peel Engineering Company, an Isle of Man maker of fibreglass fairings and small boats, built the P50 in 1963 and 1964. The register records that the company made less than a hundred cars.
A 1964 example sold at an RM Sotheby's Florida auction.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Peel P50.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 49 cc / 0.0 LFactory: 49 cc3 Registry reported |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 3.36 kW / 4.56 PSFactory: 4.5 hp · converted4 Independently researchedDriven (level C) also gives 4.5hp. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | 33 Registry reported |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 134 cmFactory: 134 cm2 Independently researchedLakeland gives 1.37 m long and 1.04 m high; not reconciled. |
| Width | 99 cmFactory: 99 cm2 Independently researched |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 59 kgFactory: 59 kg4 Independently researchedVince Lewis gives 131 lb, not including the driver (level D), which is consistent with about 59 kg. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 61.2 km/hFactory: 38 mph · converted2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Single seat in a moulded fibreglass cabin, three wheels, a 49cc two-stroke engine and three forward gears. Reverse is engaged by lifting the car by its chrome handle, not by a gear.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
- 1
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2
Peel P50: Tiny car that sold for big bucks Level C Driven (NZ)
- With just 26 other original P50s
- at just 134cm long and 99cm wide
- capable of a fairly pedestrian 38mph
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3
Peel P50 Level B RUM Cars register
- 49cc engine
- The gearbox provided three forward speeds
- 4
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