Peel Manxcar

Peel Manxcar
Overview
Manufacturer Peel Engineering Company
Body and chassis
Class Microcar
Saloon
Related Peel P50, Peel Trident, Peel Viking Sport
Powertrain
Engine Anzani 250 cc
Dimensions
Wheelbase 170 cm (66.9 in)
Length 228 cm (89.8 in)
Width 130 cm (51.2 in)
Height 130 cm (51.2 in)

The Peel Manxcar was a prototype 2+2 seater saloon car designed by Cyril Cannell and Henry Kissack and manufactured in 1955 by the Manx Peel Engineering Company. The projected purchase price of the assembled Manxcar was "....ten shillings short of £300, including purchase tax."[1] Initially renamed from "Peel Manxman"[2] because of the Excelsior (Coventry) motorbike of the same name, the Manxcar never entered standard production.[3]

References

  1. Isle of Man Examiner page 6 Friday 20th January 1955 "Manxcar Makes it debut."
  2. Motor Cycling page 434 "A 'Build-it-yourself' 3 wheeler." 26th January 1956
  3. P50 Peel's Engineering's Extraordinary Legacy: The Story of the World's Smallest Production Car Manxcar pages 25-27 Barry Edwards (2014) Lily Publications ISBN 1907945768
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