In 1962 from the quiet seaside town of Peel on the Isle of Man came an invasion. Strange shapes started to appear the likes of which had never been seen before. Looking like visitors from Mars Trident microcars were spawned by a Peel boat building company. They were experts in moulding fibreglass and decided to produce an ultralight ultra compact vehicle, a true bubble car! The Trident with it’s distinctive plexiglass dome was the brainchild of Peel Engineering’s owner, Cyril Cannell.

“The idea was simply to build a car that was able to take another person, as long as the two people weren’t too large.”