Peel Engineering Company

A Peel Trident and a Peel P50

The Peel Engineering Company was a manufacturing company based on the Isle of Man that primarily made fibreglass boats as well as fairings for motorcycles. They were also responsible for the Peel Manxcar, Peel P50, and Peel Trident microcars, in addition to the Peel Viking Sport and prototype GRP Minis for BMC. These models constitute the only automobiles manufactured on the Isle of Man; the company halted their manufacture in 1969. A limited-run Peel Manxkart go-kart was also produced. The Peel P50 to this day still carries the Guinness record as the World's Smallest Production Car of all time. In recent years Peel has been acquired by car enthusiast Gary Hillman and Faizal Khan. The two businessmen have worked to have the car more in the public eye, highlighting its unique British quirkyness and size. Peel cars are now on show at major worldwide cities through a franchise deal with Ripley's Believe It or Not!. The official Peel Website can be visited to purchase Official Peel memorabilia.

West Marine Ltd.

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The Peel Engineering badge

Started by designer, inventor and engineer Cyril Cannell in the early 50s making Microcars, Karts, GRP boats and fibreglass products, West Marine was located in the boat yard in the River Neb at the top of Peel harbour, in the Isle of Man. It handled boat fabrication for Peel Engineering.

They made several 18-foot Peel Inshoreman boats called a 'Peel Pig', which were simple small fishing boats with an outboard engine and a small cuddy forward. These were made at a factory in Jurby at the North of the Isle of Man. There was also a 25-foot Midshoreman which was more suited to the Irish sea. It had an inboard diesel engine with Z drive. A forward 2-berth cabin, a 2-berth mid cabin which doubled up as a galley/saloon, and a separate head. The wheelhouse was open to the rear straight onto the deck. There are only supposed to be three of these ever made, to qualify for a government business grant, which was never received. It was designed by Dr. E. C. B. Corlett. Also there was a 33 or 35-foot Offshoreman, which was a motor sailer with possibly only one or two built. In addition to these there was a small Row Boat / tender with possible sailing capabilities; this is believed to be a GRP copy of an old boat that was lying around the yard at the time.

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  Inshoreman 18 in Laxey Harbour
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  Midshoreman 25 in Ramsey Harbour
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  Offshoreman in Peel Harbour

External links

• Peel Engineering Company
• Peel Engineering MSN group
• Peel Cars
• Peel Cars photographs of 20+ Peel Cars at a rally in their hometown of Peel, Isle of Man.

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