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The World's Smallest Car

Posted August 31, 2010 9:17 AM

From Geeks are Sexy Technology News:

Made from 1962 to 1965, the world's smallest production car - that is, made for general consumption, not the Shriners - the Peel P50 1has three wheels, can go up to 38mph, and seats "one adult and a shopping bag." She's 54" long and 41" wide, and weighs 130 pounds.

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08/31/2010 5:55 PM

jeez, i know women bigger than that.
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08/31/2010 11:47 PM

Wasn't this on Top Gear? Clarkson drove it into the BBC and onto an elevator, then needed someone to pull him out because it has no reverse.

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09/01/2010 9:44 AM

The article says no reverse but the video attached to the article shows the thing backing up -- and two gears: "forward" and "reverse." Maybe the electric model (I think that's the one featured in the video) had the reverse where the internal combustion version did not.

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