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World’s Smallest Production Car Still Runs at German Museum

The display highlights strong collector demand alongside strict safety limits.

Overview

  • An original Peel P50 on show at the PS-Speicher museum in Einbeck remains operational, one of roughly two dozen believed to survive.
  • Guinness World Records still lists the P50 as the smallest production car, a title first recorded in 2010.
  • The single-seat three-wheeler measures about 1.30 meters long, under one meter wide, and weighs around 60 kilograms.
  • It has no reverse gear, so owners pull it backward by a handle mounted at the rear.
  • Museum staff keep real driving to about 25 km/h and avoid normal traffic due to no seatbelt, no crumple zones, and noticeable body roll, while surviving originals can fetch over €100,000 at auction.