Peel Trident
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The Peel Trident is the second three-wheeled microcar built by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man. An all-new design from its one-seat counterpart the Peel P50, the Trident has two seats.
History
The Trident was launched at the 1964 British Motorcycle Show held at Earls Court. The seat, stated as being Script error: No such module "convert". wide, was intended to provide for use as an occasional two-seater.[1]
A completely new design from the earlier side-engined Peel P50 microcar, the Trident was manufactured in 1965 and 1966.
In 2011, Peel Engineering Ltd. reinstated manufacture of the Peel Trident and P50, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, near Nottingham, England. All vehicles are hand-built to order in petrol and electric form.[2]
Description and specifications
The glass-fibre shell was a monocoque with coil-sprung, undamped wheels.[1] It featured a clear bubble top[3] and either two seats or one seat with a detachable shopping basket.
The Lakeland Motor Museum observes that the Trident's bubble top constituted grounds for its sobriquet "The Terrestrial Flying Saucer."[4] Like its predecessor, it was marketed as a "shopping car" or a "Saloon Scooter".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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All engines supplied to Peel from Zweirad Union (for both the P50 and Trident) were of the 49 cc 3-speed 4.2 hp 804–1600 type. Uniquely, however, the Peel engines had the 8th digit as a 4, thus being of the form 80416004***.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This car is one of the smallest in the world.[4]
References
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External links
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- Information, photos and factory movie at MicroCarMuseum.com
- Peel Cars, includes photographs at their hometown in Isle of Man
- Multi-make Microcar Club
- Manufacturer of reproduction Tridents P50CARS.com
- Peel Microcars, Isle of Man.
- Peel Owner's Club Peel Owner's Club - Website for owners of original Peel Tridents and faithful replicas, a source for history, image gallery and spare parts.