the peel p50 didnt have reverse, it had a 3 speed 50cc motorbike engine, so if u got up into a tight spot, you would get out, life the back and spin it around. the funniest thing about the peel p50 is the fact that the made a peel p50 sports... lol it had bubble lights and looked like a jetsons car 🤓
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yeah that was a brilliant episode, jeremy drove it into the bbc building and drove it around the offices, i dont think u put the link in davo 🤪.... they also have a flash game on the topgear website which is based on that episode.... good fun when ur bored at work 🤓
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polak wrote:yeah that was a brilliant episode, jeremy drove it into the bbc building and drove it around the offices, i dont think u put the link in davo 🤪.... they also have a flash game on the topgear website which is based on that episode.... good fun when ur bored at work 🤓
The smallest road legal car that I'm aware of is the Rytecraft Scootacar from 1934. It was made by the British Motor Boat Manufacturing Co. of London. It is based on an electrically powered, tethered playground ride that was designed by Jack Shillin.
It looks like a Noddy car, has a 98cc Villiers engine, one speed gearing, one wheel drive, one wheel braking, no reverse, no suspension and a top speed of 15 (fifteen) mph.
It was about 6 feet long and about 3 feet wide and high.
It was made famous in the 1960s, when Jim Parkinson drove one with English registration number BUC 515, for 15,000 miles around the world!!!
Over the years and 1000 sales it was developed into a 250cc, 40mph car with lights and reverse.
polak wrote:yeah that was a brilliant episode, jeremy drove it into the bbc building and drove it around the offices, i dont think u put the link in davo 🤪.... they also have a flash game on the topgear website which is based on that episode.... good fun when ur bored at work 🤓
See the word clicky? Try clickin on that 😀
sorry davo, didnt realize it was a link, i was looking for the url and thought that "clicky" just meant that u wanted people to click on the link... my bad😂
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that looks like an old dinky toy and not a car.😀 is it meant to have lights and blinkers and stuff? i thought u needed atleast indicators, headlights and tail lights for it to be street legal.........
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hard to see..... as there is nothing in the background of the pic to give you contrast of its size.... certainly does look bigger though, just from driver compartment and stuff
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Matt Ryan wrote:Here's a pic taken in 1935 with something to compare size, and it also is a registered one with lights ect.
The man driving is George Formby (look him up). He was not a large man, having been a jockey in his early life.
Regards,
Matt.
wow... ok so it is small hahaha 😂
i decided to post a pic of my z50, its not a car, but its small and is able to be registered.... plus if you looks closely u may notice a suicide shifter with a BERG handle on it 🤓🤪
things we do when we get bored/drunk😂
i love mine, its so much fun, ride it whenever i can. looks hilarious esp since im somewhat of a big bloke 😀 i put an 85cc big bore kit in it, bigger carb and sports cam, it pops wheelies in 3rd gear with me on it!!! hahaha only top speed of 60 but on something that small its barrels of fun...
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