The Sinclair C5 was an all-electric, eco-friendly, low-speed personal mobility vehicle, launched 40 years ahead of its time. Watch Freddie and the team prep to break the national speed limit in the timeless classic. Catch the full film in the second episode of new #TopGear. Available on @bbciplayer now. | Top Gear

It's 1985 and the future of transportation has arrived - the Sinclair C5. An intrepid reporter takes to the streets of Belfast to test it out... Film courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen #BFIReplay | BFI

#OnThisDay 1985: The Sinclair C5 was launched. BBC Archive still thinks they look pretty cool... | BBC Archive

211K views · 1.2K reactions | #OnThisDay 1985: William Woollard took the Sinclair C5 out for a test drive on Top Gear. | BBC Archive | Facebook

76K views · 333 reactions | Now here's how you begin a television show in style. Watch Andy Craig take a Sinclair C5 for a spin around the Daytime Live studio #onthisday in 1990. | BBC Archive | Facebook

#OTD 1985: The Sinclair C5 was launched. BBC Archive can't fathom how this failed to revolutionise personal transport. | BBC Archive

42K views · 410 reactions | It was supposed to be the vehicle of the future, but the Sinclair C5 electric tricycle was a massive flop when it launched in 1985. Only 14,000 were made and this year marks the 40th anniversary of the design. | Channel 5 News | Facebook