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http://www.youtube.com/v/patvUFyIa1I&rel=1

This is the smallest production car ever built - the Peel P50 (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.carter/). (click video for 10-min Top Gear episode)

It could go 35mph, weighed about 132lbs, powered by a 49cc engine.

In other words, it makes a Smart car look enormous - Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_P50)

See Jermey Clarkston's video (http://www.glumbert.com/media/tinycar) driving it to work.

I caught this video the other day and I loved it. Driving it in the office like he did, lol. I suppose the only downside was how much smoke was coming from the tailpipe (2 cycle). Big enough for a person and a bag, Hah!

Holy WOW!! I should never have watched this in the office. :o

I nearly fell out of my chair and had trouble breathing for about 5 minutes afterwards!! :eek:

You have to see Jermey driving between the cubicles at the BBC offices. :D

That's a great segment. :)

Saw this on Top Gear - what a great little runabout! :D

Look at the size of that steering wheel!!! H

whew, it seemed like it tipped onto two wheels when he cornered too quickly!

whew, it seemed like it tipped onto two wheels when he cornered too quickly!

It did!!! My coworkers were rolling in the aisle when they saw that! :p

This was a truly LOL (I mean literally not figuratively laugh out loud)! Hilarious!



--des

I totally couldn't make that link work. Got a path to the actual
video file?
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_H*

This link (http://cache.googlevideo.com/get_video?video_id=HYtro7PnBA8&origin=chi-v243.chi.youtube.com) might work for you. You'll probably need to add '.flv' to the resulting file name.

Yes, that worked! That, in fact, I've finally discovered is
the standard transform [minus the "origin=" goop] from a youtube
link to where the file actually resides, via a couple of
redirects. And in the meantime I've found that "VLC" can play
those silly .FLV files, although the audio is a little sketchy
sometimes.
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tnx
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_H*

Happy to be of service. :) I got the link by using this site (http://keepvid.com/).

Shameless bump of funny Top Gear episode on smallest car built the Peel P50 (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.carter/)

http://www.youtube.com/v/patvUFyIa1I&rel=1

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/peel_50.jpg

Too cool! Make a 4-cycle version, and put'em on the shelves at Wal-Mart!! :)

Let's not forget those lovable, wacky:

http://www.slfp.com/020107/FatTuesday07_6785.jpg

DAS

Hi Chuck:

___Where do you find this stuff :D :D :D

___Good Luck

___Wayne