category motorcycle with a peel type fairing having enclosed handlebar ends the peel engineering company was a manufacturing company based in peel village on the west coast of the isle of man that primarily made fibreglass boats through its subsidiary company west marine ltd and fairings for motorcycles . 1 the sports fairings were recognisable for their styling with integral blisters enclosing the handlebar ends and rider s hands and were available for racing named mountain mile with a similar sports style for road use incorporating a distinctive large rectangular cibi headlamp named peel 707 . a different design was for touring aptly named tt tourer . 2 3 the company built an experimental hovercraft design in 1961 powered by a 500 cc triumph engine . 4 in 1965 peels arranged for all fairing production to be transferred under licence to mike ivory of luton bedfordshire england . prototype and development work continued in the isle of man . 5 peel engineering developed the peel manxcar concept vehicle peel p50 and peel trident three wheeled 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 ceased manufacture in 1969 . a red peel trident and a blue peel p50 a limited run peel manxkart go kart was also produced . the peel p50 was once in the guinness record as the world s smallest production car it has been replaced by the wind up . 6 7 the peel engineering company referred to in this article later became peel engineering ltd in 1965 and was finally dissolved in 1974 and is not the peel engineering company registered in the united kingdom in 2010 . see also edit list of car manufacturers of the united kingdom references edit the small car with the big reputation bbc.co.uk 29 march 2008 retrieved 9 december 2011 motor cycle 23 september 1965 advert p. 18 peel race bred fairings . tt tourer 707 sports mountain mile sports 351 dallow road luton beds . accessed and added 2014 10 26 motor sport magazine archive october 1976 p. 54 a visit to cibi retrieved 26 october 2014 i.o.m. hovercraft . the motor cycle . coventry illife specialist publications ltd. 106 3007 119 . 26 january 1961 . motor cycle 23 september 1965 p. 433 brighton show . accessed and added 2014 10 26 guinness world records retrieved 26 october 2014 guinness certificate retrieved 26 october 2014 external links edit the website of peel engineering ltd. a uk company that produces replicas of some of the original peel cars . they are not to be confused with the original peel engineering company on the isle of man . peel cars history image gallery and spares v t e automotive industry in the united kingdom manufacturing in the united kingdom economy of the united kingdom companies and marques commercial vehicle producers current alexander dennis plaxton dennis eagle ibc vehicles jcb leyland trucks the london taxi company optare smith electric vehicles stevens wrightbus 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