A bunch of teeny Peel P50 cars completely took over an island in Europe

Owners of the world’s smallest car – the Peel P50 – descended upon the Isle of Man for an unusual rally event. 

The event, which was organized by the Manx Transport Heritage Museum, was to mark the 60th anniversary of the company behind the iconic car. 

The Peel P50 holds the Guinness World Record for Smallest Production Car and stands at just 140cm (55in) tall while weighing just 59kg (130lb). Cute. 

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The Peel P50 was revived back in 2010

The Isle of Man-based Peel Engineering Company, which also makes the Trident 3-wheeler, launched the first run of the P50s between 1962 and 1965. 

The P50 was revived in 2010 with an EV version coming into production the following year. 

The classic cars can fetch a pretty high price these days – in 2016 a P50 was sold for a staggering $176,000 at auction.

But they were originally a bit of a bargain, with a price tag of just under $250 – around $5,655 in today’s money. 

The car’s unique selling point was – you’ve guessed it – its diminutive size and it was advertised as a city car that was just big enough to comfortably fit ‘one adult and a shopping bag’.

Interestingly, the original P50s had no reverse gear – because its creators realized it was so small and lightweight that you could simply pick it up and move it around by hand if you needed to. 

One of the tiny cars managed to complete the Isle of Man TT Course

The original model was a three-speed manual – no reverse, remember – and was fitted with a 49.2cc DKW single-cylinder engine.

It was capable of a top speed of 60km/h (37mph).

For the 2010 onwards models, the minuscule motors have a top speed of around 45km/h (28mph) for both the petrol and EV versions. 

The recent meet-up in the Isle of Man saw proud P50 owners take to the streets in their microcars on a ‘magical’ tour of the island thanks to the Manx Transport Heritage Museum.

One all-electric P50 ever completed a lap of the famous Isle of Man TT Course, managing to get around the 60km (37.73 miles) course with around 20 percent of its battery left, according to the BBC. 

Which driver Jim Buggle, said goes to show that the P50 is able to ‘do more than people expect them to do’. 

Good things come in small packages like the Starr Bumble Bee II which was built purely to acquire the ‘World’s Smallest Plane’ title.