UK-registered 1992; rare early electric microcar; barn-stored example with lift-up canopyFinished in bright red and equipped with the distinctive full lift-up roof canopy, this charming little Mini-El represents one of the earliest chapters in modern electric vehicle history.

Built in Denmark in the late 1980s and imported into the UK in small numbers, the Mini-El was an innovative three-wheeled microcar aimed at economical, zero-emission urban transport long before such ideas became fashionable.This example was manufactured in 1989 and first registered in the UK in 1992, retaining its original blue V5 logbook, suggesting long-term ownership and very little administrative disturbance over the years.

Discovered as a barn find, it appears complete and largely untouched, offering an excellent basis for sympathetic re commissioning or full restoration.The lightweight plastic monocoque body has survived storage well, and the trademark forward-hinged canopy still lifts to reveal the single...