{"id":1894,"date":"2021-12-13T16:38:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T08:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2021-12-13T16:38:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T08:38:27","slug":"man-drives-worlds-smallest-car-across-great-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1894","title":{"rendered":"Man drives world&#8217;s smallest car across Great Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/931\/524\/smallest-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Test drive: 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo\" data-v-13907676> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-13907676>Test drive: 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo<\/h4>\n<p data-v-13907676>The 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is the brand&#8217;s first all-electric station wagon, but Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu says its far from a retro ride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">It\u2019s a tiny car that took a huge trip.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/640\/320\/smallest-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Alex Orchin drove his Peel P50 from John O'Groats to Land's End.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      Alex Orchin drove his Peel P50 from John O&#8217;Groats to Land&#8217;s End.<br \/>\n      (SWNS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Classic car fan Alex Orchin has driven the entire length of Great Britain a Peel P50, which is the world\u2019s smallest production car, according to Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n<p>The three-wheeler was originally built in the 1960s, but rebooted in the past decade in 40 cc single-cylinder gasoline and electric motor versions.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/640\/320\/smallest-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Guinness recognizes the Peel P50 as the world's smallest production car.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      Guinness recognizes the Peel P50 as the world&#8217;s smallest production car.<br \/>\n      (SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>Orchin\u2019s is a 2017 gasoline edition that he just fits in at 5 feet, 11 inches tall. Its top speed is 23 mph on flat ground, and he told SWNS &#8220;it shakes itself to pieces&#8221; near 30 mph.<\/p>\n<p>The Peel 50 became globally famous as the focus of one of the most memorable segments on the motoring show &#8220;Top Gear,&#8221; where host Jeremy Clarkson drove one around London and inside the BBC headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The 874-mile trip from John O\u2019Groats in the north to Land\u2019s End in the south took three weeks. Given that the commuter-focused car doesn\u2019t have any luggage space, a friend followed him in a camper van used as a support vehicle.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/640\/320\/peel-map.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"John O\u2019Groats to Land\u2019s End is traditionally considered the end to end trip across Great Britain.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      John O\u2019Groats to Land\u2019s End is traditionally considered the end to end trip across Great Britain.<br \/>\n      (Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As far as I know I am the first person to attempt the journey in a P50,&#8221; Orchin said.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old crowdfunded the trip and Peel provided him with a fresh engine when it heard about it.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/640\/320\/smallest-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Peel P50 weighs approximately 230 pounds.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Peel P50 weighs approximately 230 pounds.<br \/>\n      (SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>The only hitch he ran into was that the door fell off with 50 miles to go.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>Orchin used the effort to help raise money for the BBC Children in Need charity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wherever I park it, it draws a crowd, people are amazed by this car \u2013 and not just car people it has a universal appeal with everyone, even kids,&#8221; he said.Man drives world&#8217;s smallest car across Great Britain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Test drive: 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo The 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is the brand&#8217;s first all-electric station wagon, but Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1894"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}