Sinclair C5 visited Watford High Street two days after launch

Just two days after its unveiling at a glitzy launch event on January 10, 1985, curious shoppers and schoolchildren gathered to see what all the fuss was about when the Sinclair C5 visited High Street.

A Watford Observer photographer was present when one youngster was given the opportunity to ‘drive’ the battery electric vehicle that was the culmination of entrepreneur and inventor Sir Clive Sinclair’s long-standing interest in this mode of transport.

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Taking the C5 for a 'drive' (Image: Watford Observer)

The C5 was marketed as an alternative to the car and the bicycle but by August 1985 production had stopped and Sinclair Vehicles went into receivership.

There was plenty of interest in the invention (Image: Watford Observer)