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Dad and me at the New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows Park in 1965. (Photograph by Hans Brandt.)
My mid 1960's Sinclair bagpipes as I've known them since my Mom and Dad bought them in the late 60's.
On the Mason-Dixon line at the PA-MD line about 2/10 miles east of the MD-PA-WV tri point.
This stone was placed in 1883 to mark, it was thought at the time, to be the MD-PA-WV tri point, but it was too far east.
I'm unsure whether or not this was invented by Sir Clive Sinclair, the inventor of the pocket calculator, among many other things. Either way, I can't imagine why selling Big Wheels to adults didn't go over. My cousins remembered the brief phenomenon.
UPDATE: See comments and check out the Wiki. It seems that this is the DeLorean of recumbent-hybrid-electric-pedal-tricycles: A revolutionary idea, a total flop,and a later cult following.
GO U.K. in the early 80's!
I'm an admirer of Sir Clive Sinclair. I've owned three of his designs: a build-it-yourself digital watch with invisible control switches, a super-compact programmable calculator, and the world's least expensive personal computer. But I'd never heard of this one.
The C5 is a sort of powered recumbent tricycle, with a 1/3hp electric motor driving the rear wheels and a set of pedals so that you can give it an extra boost when that 1/3hp doesn't cut it (which was apparently most of the time). With a top speed of 15 mph on level ground and a profile so low that it was almost invisible (especially in its urban-camouflage offwhite color scheme), it was not the safest mode of transportation around, and the fact that the handlebars, throttle and brakes were located under your thighs did little for stability and precise control. So it was an abject failure. But you can't say it was unoriginal.
Sir Clive was a master at thinking outside the box. Every once in a while, we're reminded that there was a reason for the box.
Caitlin Sinclair speaking with attendees at the 2025 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
To be honest, I think Sinclars is a bit of a dive but thats only my opinon (they don't do propper beer).
The Sinclair Castle, aka Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, is located on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. Built in the late 1400s or early 1500s, it is considered to be one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair. More info on the castle can be found at www.castlesinclairgirnigoe.org/index.html
Sinclair Community College’s founder, David A. Sinclair, was part of Clan Sinclair. Several Sinclair employees, including the college’s current president Steven Johnson, have visited the castle during a trip to Scotland.
This photo was taken by a Sinclair employee during a recent trip to Scotland.