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The Peel Viking Sport was a BMC Mini based car made by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man between 1966 and 1970. The 2+2 debuted at the 1966 Racing Car Show. Using moulded replicas of cut-down Mini doors, the glassfibre, monocoque, fastback styled bodyshell sold for 230 GBP[1] and accepted standard Mini front and rear subframes on a square tube chassis.

Peel Viking rear view
Peel Viking rear view

Viking Sport
Overview
ManufacturerPeel Engineering/Viking Performance
Production1966-1967
25 (approx) made
Body and chassis
Body stylesports coupé
Powertrain
EngineMini 848cc
Transmission4-speed manual
Chronology
PredecessorPeel Trident

After two prototypes, production was taken over by Bill Last who formed Viking Performance of Woodbridge, Suffolk to make it and the car was renamed the Viking Minisport. About 22 examples are thought to have been built before production ended in 1970. Viking Performance became Trident Cars in 1967 producing the TVR based Clipper car.[2]


References


  1. Robson, Graham (2000). A-Z British Cars 1945-1980. UK: Herridge. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.
  2. G.N. Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.


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La Peel Viking era una vettura basata sulla British Motor Corporation Mini costruita dalla Peel Engineering Company sull'Isola di Man tra il 1966 e il 1967.


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