The Peel Viking Sport car

A short documentary about the beautiful Peel Viking Sport car, a remarkable initiative to offer a sporty fiberglass body to fit on a Mini car.

It was produced between 1965 and 1966 by the Peel Engineering Company in the Isle of Man.

This short film explores the car and its features with a proud owner, Neil Hanson.

This was originally filmed for a short documentary about Peel Engineering:

This film was produced by Culture Vannin.
Culture Vannin exists to promote, support and celebrate the culture of the Isle of Man.

[zuluninefive]

I helped a buddy build one of these in his garage when I was a teenager. He modified a Jag rev counter that was driven from the back of the generator to augment his dash. The rear struts kept "popping" through the bodywork and needed metal inserts for the strut mounting. A Jag (?) radiator was fitted low down in the front behind the air intake. Grounding everything was a nightmare. He picked me up at school one day to go get more used parts and we ran out of fuel. I had just enough cash on me to get a PINT of fuel to get us home. Good times.

[jivejoe]

Very interesting video but I am in doubt about the final production date. When I lived in Rotherham, Yorkshire, I purchased a body from Peel Engineering in 1969. I guess it must have been the last one produced. I assembled my vehicle during 1970 and it was placed 3rd in the Car & Car Conversions Concours d'Elegance in Blackpool, in Sep, 1970. I sold the vehicle in 1976 before I emigrated to Canada. I should have brought it with me! From what I understand, it is now back in the Isle of Man but is in need of some serious TLC.

[Tim]

I have a question; if I were to buy one of these, where would I buy it, and how much would it cost?