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WORLD`S SMALLEST CAR

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World's Smallest Car

A Buckinghamshire man has created the world`s smallest roadworthy car from a former Postman Pat children`s ride.

The mini motor is only 39 inches high and 26 inches wide and was converted by car fanatic Perry Watkins, 47, from Wingrave, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The US-based World Records Academy has confirmed that the car - which Mr Watkins has christened `The Wind-Up` - is officially the world`s smallest car.

Mr Watkins, who has previously broken the record for the world`s lowest car three times, found the inspiration for his latest motoring endeavour while surfing the internet.

"I searched on eBay for something suitable and found a Postman Pat coin-in-the- slot children`s ride from a vendor in Scotland," he said.

"It was in non-operative order, but for what I had in mind this was of no consequence as I only wanted the bare fibreglass body from the ride."

Over a period of seven months, Mr Watkins reinforced the fibreglass shell with a steel frame and mounted it on a mini quad bike.

He added a 150cc engine, mirrors, windscreen wipers, lights, `go faster` flames and mock racing exhaust pipes. He also had to remove Postman Pat and his black-and-white- cat Jess from the inside.

The vehicle is fully legal and is taxed as a quad bike so Mr Watkins can drive it on public roads. But at 6ft tall, he might be better sticking to his company Jaguar.

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