Peel Viking Sport

Infobox Automobile


name = Viking Sport
manufacturer = Peel Engineering/Viking Performance
production = 1966-1967
25 (approx) made
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body_style = sports coupé
engine = Mini 848cc
transmission = 4-speed manual
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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 1967. It was a 1966 Racing Car Show debutant, and while not the prettiest of alternative Minis, it did have durability and 2+2 practicality on its side. Using moulded replicas of cut-down Mini doors, the glassfibre, monocoque, fast back styled bodyshell sold for 230 GBPcite book |last=Robson |first=Graham |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A-Z British Cars 1945-1980 |year=2000 |publisher=Herridge |location=UK |id=ISBN 0-9541063-9-3] and accepted standard Mini front and rear subframes on a square tube chassis.

After two prototypes were made production was taken over by Bill Last who formed Viking Performance of Woodbridge, Surrey, to make it and the car renamed the Viking Minisport. About 22 examples are thought to have been built before production ended in 1967. Viking Performance became Trident Cars in 1967 producing the TVR based Clipper car.cite book |last=Georgano |first=N. |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile |year=2000 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |id=ISBN 1-57958-293-1]

References

External links

* [http://groups.msn.com/PEELCARSandproducts-IsleofMan General page that includes a photo of the Peel Viking Sport]
* [http://www.peel.hu Peel Engineering Company]