The Custom car maker, Austin Coulson enters the Guinness World Records 2014 edition as the owner of
the world’s smallest roadworthy car.
The smallest car
measures 2 feet, 1 inch (63.5 cm) high; 2 feet, 1.75 inches (65.41
cm) wide; and 4 feet, 1.75 inches (126.47 cm) long, and can be spotted by its
Texas vanity license plates reading "IM BIG."
The car specifications:
Engine: 110cc, 1-cylinder engine, Transmission: CVT (continuously variable
transmission), Top speed: 33 mph,
though legally limited to 25 mph, Fuel efficiency: 85 miles per gallon, Fuel tank
capacity: Half gallon. The world
smallest car is already listed in the Guinness world record 2014.
To qualify as a
roadworthy vehicle for Guinness world record 2014, Coulson needed to get the
car registered and inspected and had to install a number of required safety
features. These included federally approved safety glass for the windshield,
functioning windshield wipers and department of transportation approved signal
lights, seat belt, and working horn.
