Sinclair C5

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Surely you remember these? They were so iconic, and such a visible icon of reaching for the sun, and falling well short.Sir Clive Sinclair (yes, Sir!) launched the Sinclair C5 on 10 January 1985. It was a vehicle that he insisted would soon be in every household. A new form of travel, that he predicted would one day replace cars that run on petrol! That was a stretch...The vehicle is battery-assisted tricycle

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[irene rowand]

Re: Sinclair C5

yes i remember these .thought at the time they would be great but they never took off

[Richard1978]

Re: Sinclair C5

One problem they had was being so low to the ground, which made them impractical for commuting in traffic, something which they were mostly premoted for.