The original Peel Engineering Company was based on the Isle of Man, and was a well-known manufacturer of the Peel P50 and Trident three wheel microcars in the early 1960s. The P50 is still listed in the Guiness Book of Records as the World's Smallest Production Car. It achieved fame more recently when Jeremy Clarkson drove one around the BBC Television Centre during an edition of Top Gear! (see Video Library)
A few years ago the company was aquired by car enthusiast and businessman Gary Hillman and his partner Faizal Khan, who started making re-engineered versions of both the P50 and Trident in various versions. In 2010 they and the cars appeared on the Dragons' Den TV show and won investment from James Caan, which has enabled them to produce more of the cars and to develop a range of retail merchandise to capitalise on the cars' popularity around the world.
Both the Peel P50 and Trident are now offered in a range of models and specifications, either as a self-build project or factory-built, and are built in the company's London premises.
