Peel P50 - The world's smallest car!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @stefencooke
    @stefencooke Год назад +31

    The impressive thing is that Jeremy Clarkson fits in one a 6foot 4 and famously drove one around BBC Television centre

  • @shaunw9270
    @shaunw9270 Год назад +77

    Awesome! Imagine how scary it must have felt to drive these through London traffic even in the 60's 😊

    • @idriveaclassic
      @idriveaclassic  Год назад +19

      Next to a Mini it’s not too stressful. Next to a modern car? No thanks.

    • @Mortimer50145
      @Mortimer50145 Год назад +3

      Maybe this is where Clive Sinclair got the idea for an open-top version - the C5 ;-)

    • @shaunw9270
      @shaunw9270 Год назад +2

      @@Mortimer50145 Sir Clive should have stuck to computers 😊

    • @SuperRetroville
      @SuperRetroville Год назад +2

      I think I'd be terrified... Imagine hitting a pot hole. Thanks for arranging this test drive. Which do you think is scarier, this the c5 or the Bond minicar?

    • @KenanTurkiye
      @KenanTurkiye Год назад +1

      In the 60's most cars were small (yes this is diminutive), and roads not as congested.
      This would have been a good suburban get around.

  • @Kenny_P_abz
    @Kenny_P_abz Год назад +15

    I love that you’re driving this. It’s the perfect marriage of your love for classic cars and your incredible weight loss journey. Great video.

    • @idriveaclassic
      @idriveaclassic  Год назад +7

      Thank you. It did feel well deserved after the loss x

  • @jamesdecross1035
    @jamesdecross1035 Год назад +32

    Gosh, only in a Peel P50 could "two-and-a-half thousand miles from new" sound like a lot. Love it!

    • @dcallan812
      @dcallan812 Год назад +3

      2500 miles that sounds like torture 🤣 👍

    • @nlpnt
      @nlpnt Год назад +2

      Normally if I saw that on the odo of a car this old I'd assume it had rolled over after 102,000 miles. This, not so much.

    • @dcallan812
      @dcallan812 Год назад

      @@nlpnt yes my thoughts exactly, I dont fancy gaping 250 miles in this. 😂🤣

  • @Kevinfordsynthesizers
    @Kevinfordsynthesizers Год назад +11

    I lived in Peel until a few years ago - hopefully the old factory unit where these were made is still there. Lovely review, thanks for sharing your experience!

  • @TheMarkEH
    @TheMarkEH Год назад +8

    Steph is so plucky. In spite of her concerns, she gave it her all and thus produced an enthralling video. Wonderful channel, keep up the good work and thank you Steph!

  • @neilbedford5082
    @neilbedford5082 Год назад +5

    Great film - Thanks Steph. I have always loved these little cars but you must feel very vulnerable driving one - a charming piece of motoring history.

  • @andyarmstrong1493
    @andyarmstrong1493 Год назад +6

    Loving where the coil is positioned! Great vid Steph.

  • @nostreamavailable9090
    @nostreamavailable9090 Год назад +4

    Baffles the shinola outta me how anyone could ever have been unkind to someone as adorable as Steph, probably the sweetest person anywhere on RUclips
    Baffles me.
    The world is shockingly messed up. 😢

  • @paulchappell
    @paulchappell Год назад +22

    Thank you, Steph, for a great drive in an exceedingly interesting creation. The museum has been added to my "must visit" list.

  • @kawasaki5187
    @kawasaki5187 Год назад

    Another treat, thanks, a lot of people mention safety but it's no worse than a bicycle or motorbike and you are out the rain, keep up the good work !

  • @leshayes3117
    @leshayes3117 Год назад +2

    Such a brilliant video, and good to see such a quirky car, and by the way Steph your looking fabulous.

  • @stephenricketts7764
    @stephenricketts7764 Год назад +1

    Great fun I think, I mean what's not to like? I do remember seeing a news reel back in the 60's I think. The whole thing was promoting how easy it is to park and cheap to run. I love your 'have a go' attitude Steph, thank you.👍👍

  • @andrewanderson3215
    @andrewanderson3215 Год назад +1

    Wow Steph you are one brave lady and very skilled at taking on any moving vehicle it would seem .... just love it .... can't imagine where the shopping was meant to go , roof racks?? no too much drag I dare say...

  • @pauldavies6037
    @pauldavies6037 Год назад +4

    Wnen I was on holiday in the Isle of Man many years ago I saw one parked in a street only time after was Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear so nice to see Steph doing a proper road test . Yes the I.O.M. museum is worth a visit and the TT course

    • @davethornewell7417
      @davethornewell7417 Год назад +2

      I remember the episode on Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson drove it into a lift, to show how small it was

    • @johnbastille5483
      @johnbastille5483 Год назад

      @@davethornewell7417 ...and then had to slide the window open and call for someone to pull him out the door.

    • @johnjtm1097
      @johnjtm1097 Год назад

      @@johnbastille5483 Fiona Bruce that was. Then Dermot Murnaghan turned him round with the little handle while he was stopped at a zebra crossing!

  • @frenchfriar
    @frenchfriar Год назад +12

    I imagine that feels totally different to that Plymouth Fury you drove recently! From land yacht to toy car.
    I love that no matter what you drive, you seem to so thoroughly enjoy it!

  • @RoyCousins
    @RoyCousins Год назад +3

    There was another contender for World's Smallest Production Car: the Rytecraft Scootacar, built in the 1930s. Adapted from a fairground dogem car, around 1,000 were made in London. A Scootacar was driven around the world in the 1960s and is currently on display at Brooklands.

    • @jazzfan6
      @jazzfan6 Год назад

      Let's not forget the Brutsch Mopetta.

  • @stevenclarke5606
    @stevenclarke5606 Год назад +1

    It looks like a death trap, you’re a very brave Lady Steph .

  • @alexwade9921
    @alexwade9921 Год назад +2

    Awesome little car! Did you see the BBC Top Gear where Jeremy Clarkson drove one of those around inside the offices of BBC Television Centre? It’s hilarious!

    • @mattr.1887
      @mattr.1887 Год назад

      My favorite part is where he trolled the diversity meeting by showing up as a car. Lol.

  • @michaelpekny1255
    @michaelpekny1255 Год назад +1

    KNA 665F - pleasing for the way of intellectual arising in our existence

  • @steven-vn9ui
    @steven-vn9ui Год назад +1

    I did not recognise you from the thumbnail, you are doing fantastic with your weight loss journey Steph. Bloody brilliant.

  • @markkelly5326
    @markkelly5326 Год назад

    Hi Steph. I went to the Isle of Man Classic Car museum on Sunday after watching your videos. It was great. Thanks for the recommendation

  • @EJBert
    @EJBert Год назад +1

    Reminds me of the old Cushman Trucksters I drove.

  • @bloodybrit
    @bloodybrit Год назад +1

    Great review, your description gives a great impression of what is must be like to drive; which is why I enjoy your reviews.

  • @samazhar6067
    @samazhar6067 Год назад +1

    I love to watch your reviews Steph! Keep it up! This car is very special :)

  • @Gerk8
    @Gerk8 Год назад +1

    I’ve never seen a motorized phone booth before. Great fun Steph!

  • @mr-wx3lv
    @mr-wx3lv Год назад +29

    😂. It makes Ian Seabrook's TWC look like a limousine 😮

    • @ibs5080
      @ibs5080 Год назад +1

      Ah yes, good old HubNut!

  • @cornishhh
    @cornishhh Год назад +4

    One of the surviving cars (551 TRL) belonged to a lady in Newquay. She used it like a mobility scooter. I remember seeing it once or twice when I was a boy.

    • @TheClockwise770
      @TheClockwise770 Год назад

      I hope she didn't drive it on the pavements !

  • @Gr8Passion4Music
    @Gr8Passion4Music Год назад

    This is a very good and informative video on this tiny 3-wheeler. I like the fact that you carry the theme of vintage stuff from "I drive a classic" channel all the way upto your hair styling and your dresses. Your today's hairstyle with ears exposed is even better than before and after weight loss you look even better. Keep up the good work.

  • @terrencebiggane8648
    @terrencebiggane8648 3 месяца назад

    I only recently discovered you and I have found your videos to be very informative and entertaining. Thanks!

  • @craigmclean8260
    @craigmclean8260 Год назад +1

    Fun little road test! The horn reminded me of what the back-up alarms sound like on some of the Amazon vans here in the States, rather like a crow w/ laryngitis...Not sure how "ultra-mini" we got here in the States (Domestic makes, that is), except for some of Powell Crosley's early cars, sold thru hardware stores, alongside Crosley 'fridges and radios...

  • @davidwick4298
    @davidwick4298 Год назад +1

    I like the little car 🚗. Thank you for the video 📸📸📸📸📸❤

  • @scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain
    @scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain Год назад +1

    Awesome looks like you had a lot of fun driving this.

  • @jacobparry6212
    @jacobparry6212 Год назад +1

    Thanks for posting this

  • @iflareman241
    @iflareman241 Год назад +1

    There is even an optional trailer specifically for the p50 replicas for extra cargo space.

  • @aureliobrighton1871
    @aureliobrighton1871 Год назад +1

    Hello from Munich. That 'A' sticker with red-white-red does not indicate it was probably crawling up to some mountain farmhouse in Austria, does it. Thanks for peeling in and out 🌷:)

  • @LesterLovesWatches
    @LesterLovesWatches Год назад +3

    So nice to see a POV from inside one of these. I wonder if you could drive it round the supermarket. It’s hardly bigger than a Costco trolley.

    • @iainmacleod4007
      @iainmacleod4007 Год назад +1

      Jeremy Clarkson famously drove it through BBC headquarters and took it in a lift with Fiona Bruce.

  • @Plattyboys
    @Plattyboys Год назад +2

    My great Uncle used to build these!

  • @hedleyclive
    @hedleyclive Год назад +1

    I remember when it first appeared, the makers pointed that the it came in could be also used as its garage....

  • @skellertons113
    @skellertons113 Год назад +1

    The boss of BMC,(was it Leonard Lord?) told Alec Issigonis to design the Mini, to get those blasted micro cars off the road.

  • @gryfandjane
    @gryfandjane Год назад +1

    Enjoyed this one! I’ve read about the P50, and saw one at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, but had never seen one in action. Makes an Invacar look pretty posh… ;-)

  • @Steve-GM0HUU
    @Steve-GM0HUU Год назад +2

    Imagine driving this on a motorway in foul weather at night with an artic cruising up behind you 😨.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @roygardiner2229
    @roygardiner2229 Год назад +1

    Bonkers, of course. But kudos to you for showing it to us. Thanks very much.

  • @cj9739-y7u
    @cj9739-y7u Год назад

    Wow, what a fab video. I am really happy you ran thru the details of the car so much more than , erm, that other Peel P50 test a few years ago on the beeb. I’ve always wondered how they drive and would love to build a replica - brilliant

  • @michaelstamper5604
    @michaelstamper5604 Год назад +2

    I love it. If I ever win the lottery, I'll have to buy one to drive round my mansion hahaha.

  • @LostsTVandRadio
    @LostsTVandRadio Год назад +1

    Haven't seen one of those opposite direction speedos before.

  • @rayfoster6980
    @rayfoster6980 Год назад +1

    As always , cool car, classy lady.

  • @auntbarbara5576
    @auntbarbara5576 Год назад

    Love this Steph, thank you!!!

  • @michaelhalsall5684
    @michaelhalsall5684 Год назад +1

    Fun fact - Honda made a 49cc four stroke motorcycle also called the P-50! It was pedal assisted to help it up steep inclines. I wonder how this little 49cc car would have coped with a steep incline!

  • @khaleddahan2996
    @khaleddahan2996 Год назад +1

    Very nice
    Thank you for the video

  • @Vince_uk
    @Vince_uk Год назад +2

    I have been waiting for this one Steph.

    • @idriveaclassic
      @idriveaclassic  Год назад

      Ahh hope it’s met with your approval x

    • @Vince_uk
      @Vince_uk Год назад

      @@idriveaclassic It certainly did Steph😀

  • @ModestNeophyte
    @ModestNeophyte Год назад +1

    I could put my smart fortwo in the back of a truck. You could put your P50 in the back of my smartcar.. lol

  • @terencehawkes3933
    @terencehawkes3933 Год назад +1

    Fun review. Good camera work inside that little box!

  • @johnbastille5483
    @johnbastille5483 Год назад +1

    And I thought the Austin-Healey Sprite had quick steering! Love that reverse "drawer pull" technology.

  • @jonmarshall1502
    @jonmarshall1502 Год назад +2

    Always liked the Peel, I blame Jeremy Clarkson for that 😂 great video.

  • @argonaut6386
    @argonaut6386 Год назад +2

    Another great video Steph, Look forward to these so much on my Sunday Mornings. Looking Gorgeous too 😍

  • @irtizakamran301
    @irtizakamran301 Год назад +1

    Fantastic drive🎉.

  • @tomastoth4018
    @tomastoth4018 Год назад +3

    How cute this thing is ♥

  • @levelcrossing150
    @levelcrossing150 Год назад +1

    Great car and what a a load of fun.

  • @dreisteiner1203
    @dreisteiner1203 3 месяца назад

    such a cute car!

  • @NormanF62
    @NormanF62 11 месяцев назад

    I want one! Its really a tricycle and its good at what it does: takes you from point A to point B. The PL 50 is designed to be a town and country car and its not meant for the motorway. Gosh, its darned cute! 😊

  • @peterwilliamson8721
    @peterwilliamson8721 Год назад +1

    What's it's towing capacity?

  • @keithmccrail4442
    @keithmccrail4442 Год назад +1

    Brilliant, what an amazing machine, that looked so much fun 👍

  • @leontecostel1655
    @leontecostel1655 Год назад +1

    Cât ? costă, și unde mă pot adresa pentru a cumpăra, aceasta minune

  • @rickshaw2779
    @rickshaw2779 Год назад +1

    Well they don't come much rarer than this. Very interesting to watch, great for parking in small spaces I should think.

  • @mutla236alot5
    @mutla236alot5 Год назад +1

    Wow amazing

  • @dave1234aust
    @dave1234aust 5 месяцев назад

    I just found your channel and saw the Leyland P76 clip. I think you could probably fit this car into the '76s boot
    Either way, thoroughly enjoyed both and have subscribed.

  • @Оголубяхинетолько

    Very cool machine, so small and probably very economical! True, you won’t take much away in such a car!🙂👍👍

  • @alansimpson835
    @alansimpson835 Год назад

    It looks hilarious and I love the noise it makes. Have you ever had a shot of an Invacar? That takes some serious retraining of the brain but is hilarious

  • @Saskue78
    @Saskue78 Год назад +4

    It is an interesting car not one that would be fun to drive on the road with modern traffic though. Awesome video.

    • @idriveaclassic
      @idriveaclassic  Год назад +3

      I would’ve felt uneasy with modern SUVs.

    • @Saskue78
      @Saskue78 Год назад

      @@idriveaclassic that is true.

  • @PaulinesPastimes
    @PaulinesPastimes Год назад +1

    Fabulous. I love it. I'm sure you would have been more confident in it with more driving but being on the road with all those SUVs would be pretty scary! Perhaps a large flashing light on the roof? 😄

  • @JosephMwema
    @JosephMwema Год назад +1

    It looks like a bug that is out on a limb. In a road rage scenario, the aggrieved person could grab it by the handle like a suitcase and drag it to the pavement.

  • @chrishh6077
    @chrishh6077 Год назад +3

    49cc - blimey, my modern Husqvarna chainsaw has a higher capacity engine with greater power output. I'm amazed it can get to 38mph. Great video.

  • @daviemaclean61
    @daviemaclean61 Год назад +3

    7:45 - Pedestrian - oh, it's just Steph in a Peel, I've got ages to cross safely!😄

  • @allanmollison6971
    @allanmollison6971 Год назад

    Excellent video Steph, I wondered what a Peel P50 was going to be like. 😊👍

  • @francis2811
    @francis2811 Год назад +1

    You'd be shocked how much that iconic car is worth! They've got a red one in the National Motor Museum.

  • @richardhalliday6469
    @richardhalliday6469 Год назад +2

    Using the Bank of England inflation calculator, £99 in 1962 is £1,700 today.

  • @D...M...A...
    @D...M...A... Год назад +2

    Good morning , Englander ... NY here , (very) late Saturday night ... Goodnight , catch you in the NY a.m. ...Nitey nite , Steph ... ( comment # 3 , never been so early , so late )

  • @thattophatfox3473
    @thattophatfox3473 Год назад

    Yeah got to say, the P50 is a funny old car.
    This video is kind of ironic for me. Only a few months ago I found the P50, and fell in love with the car straight away!
    On a side note. You can get a replica cheep for about 15.000 ish, or kits for cheaper

  • @duanetrivett750
    @duanetrivett750 Год назад

    I love the Peel P50 . I seen you drive the Trident 🔱 before you drove the P50 . Do you like P50 better or the Trident 🔱 ?

  • @craiglessels5384
    @craiglessels5384 Год назад +1

    Superb, I really want one of those with a hayabusa motor 😂

  • @Jim54_
    @Jim54_ Год назад +1

    If you were to modify this with electric bike components to turn it into a mass produceable Velomobile, you could make a lot of money

  • @Deshbhakt-hx9du
    @Deshbhakt-hx9du Год назад +1

    Sounds like auto rickshaw ❤😂🎉

  • @stumpusMaximus
    @stumpusMaximus Год назад +1

    I remember seeing this a few years ago in a newspaper and the **PRICE** 😮😮😮😮

  • @davefrench3608
    @davefrench3608 Год назад +1

    Makes a Sinclair C5 look safe!!!

  • @hhgttg69
    @hhgttg69 Год назад +1

    looks like a fun car

  • @kerryhughesgillard9906
    @kerryhughesgillard9906 Год назад +1

    Remember the episode of top gear where Jeremy Clarkson drove one of these through the BBC office lol

  • @gazp2194
    @gazp2194 Год назад

    Wow Ian's TWC would be bigger . Great vid as usual Steph.

  • @peterwilliamson8721
    @peterwilliamson8721 Год назад +1

    I know a guy who needs one of these.

  • @asifbhaivahora8102
    @asifbhaivahora8102 Год назад +1

    Its auto rickshaw with frontbwheel put at back and with steering wheel. Good thing is only if electric n cheap

  • @ClaudioTV2005
    @ClaudioTV2005 Год назад +2

    The Peel P50 is nothing compared with the P45 by Jeremy Clarkson

  • @shehryarhassan
    @shehryarhassan Год назад +1

    Very vintage car but you are so beautifull❤❤❤

  • @iansutherlandcraig
    @iansutherlandcraig Год назад

    These are fantastic videos.

  • @ghw7192
    @ghw7192 Год назад +1

    It's scary just sitting still!

  • @truthteller8459
    @truthteller8459 6 месяцев назад

    Geez, No dual exhaust?

  • @Grahame59
    @Grahame59 Год назад

    Great video Steph. Could you confirm how many were made, you say both 50 and 100 in the vid?

  • @freudenberg101
    @freudenberg101 Год назад

    Did you shift at all? It kinda sounded like you were going in first gear all the time.

  • @stevenward6453
    @stevenward6453 Год назад

    Wow have seen one at the Lakeland motor museum brilliant Steph looking good darling love your vids scary little car best of luck pet ❤

  • @profrumpo
    @profrumpo Год назад +1

    Great stuff, gosh you can see on your test that you are barely having to turn the wheel to turn. It looks quite terrifying, can you image driving one on the open road 😵‍💫

  • @bi1615
    @bi1615 Год назад

    whats the history behind the "Austria" sticker at the back?