The PEA
Apr 14, 2021The Pea Car was specifically commissioned for a TV commercial.It is, of course, custom built to certain predetermined specifications for the occasion. It was shaped like a pea as part of a marketing gimmick and partnership with Birds Eye Peas to advertise their product and promote healthy eating. The Pea Car aired on a December 2005 commercial for Birds Eye Peas, noticeable as a Volkswagen ... specifically because of the trademark lights.
London-based company Asylum took the lead in producing the car and was ultimately responsible for its manufacturing, and they were able to complete the pea-shaped car in its custom entirety in approximately six weeks. When the car was complete, it weighed 1,653 pounds and could only reach 60 MPH. Admittedly, that's not the highest top speed, but it was high enough to go where it needed to go in the commercial.
Further, the Pea Car lacked any gears. Production was very intricate, using the chassis from an off-road go-kart to start with and combining it with the engine from a Honda. The lights were the only part courtesy of a Volkswagen Beetle. Wing mirrors came from a specialist shop, with all the other parts being made to order, including the fiberglass body panels.
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So shall we specifically put this bit of earth shattering news in the folder: Things We Know, But Wish We Didn't?
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That wheel base will have you rolling in the aisles for sure! Sure isn't going to catch on like the Oscar Mayer wiener mobile!
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I can hardly wait for the new Electric version to be released !!!!😜
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never heard of it but than again
like most of you the old TV shows and movies and car culture of the 60's is for ever with me
cars were as much a star as the actors . a few of the top of my head bat mobile , munsters dragula and coach , the monkey mobile , the greens hornet ca r ( black beauty , the RT 66 corvette , of course the wiener mobile , the Adams family car. James bonds cool cars loaded with tons of spy goody's even Fred Stanford's old ford pick up . even the fireball 500 movie charger . and so many more at that time cars were a big part of our culture
builders and designers, people like George Barris were big demand
all left impressions for me
I had to do a quick search just now after talking about it 😁 it got to me
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Edd China, some of you may know as a former mechanic on the British TV show Wheeler Dealers, had a car like that but it was an orange rather than a pea. Says it has a Mini chassis, IIRC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJIkKH_dnI0 -
All I know is I wouldn't ever want one.
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Black eyed Pea
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tomh.: 30422877130779/comments/30422899485595
Edd China, some of you may know as a former mechanic on the British TV show Wheeler Dealers, had a car like that but it was an orange rather than a pea. Says it has a Mini chassis, IIRC.
Well your pic is right on target: "Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right. Here I am, right in the middle again." Or so goes the song.
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