A car made famous by former Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has set a record for the most expensive microcar sold in Australia.
The rare 1964 Peel P50 microcar, discovered in a Queensland garage after more than 50 years, sold at auction for $85,000.
Donington Auctions’ Damien Duigan said the car was believed to be the only factory-built example in Australia.
Mr Duigan said the Peel P50 held the Guinness World Record for smallest production car, measuring 137cm long and weighing 59kg.
He said only 49 Peel P50s were ever produced, with just 27 believed to still exist.
“Recently discovered in a Queensland garage, where (it) had remained untouched for more than five decades, the 1964 Peel P50 drew strong interest from collectors both in Australia and abroad.”
Mr Duigan said the tiny Peel was made famous when Jeremy Clarkson drove one through the BBC studios on Top Gear.
“Manufactured between 1962 and 1965 by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man, the P50 is one of the most distinctive and collectible microcars in the world.”
