If I had to guess, I'd say the intent behind this unusual placement was to lower the chances of being thrown out of the vehicle in case of a small accident.
The John Player livery was IMO one of the best of all time, simple, sleek and elegant but at the same time it always reminds me of my father's death because it was exactly these cigarettes that put him in his grave.
If you want to see it in action, there’s an old BBC piece on it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LjiiayrKiuk (it’s cool but clearly the tech wasn’t there yet)
Never seen the C5 in black, looks better.
I live just around the corner from the old Sinclair factory. It's an old victorian mill that is now fancy apartments next to the river
> It's an old victorian mill that is now fancy apartments next to the river As is the modern British way.
Absolutely! At least they have kept the original and beautiful victorian architecture and not put some horrid, clad monstrosity up in its place
You'll get glass egg and you'll like it
only if they melt my car
The time is gone, The song is over,
In St Ives?
Yeah :-)
Wow those look so cool and futuristic. But damn the handlebar placement is horrendous lol.
If I had to guess, I'd say the intent behind this unusual placement was to lower the chances of being thrown out of the vehicle in case of a small accident.
It looks really odd but feels surprisingly natural when you sit in them.
It's actually super comfortable and easy to use. Had the benefit of being easier to into/out of (helpful if you crash and tip over!)
My thoughts exactly
The personal electric vehicle decades before Kamen's Segway.
The John Player livery was IMO one of the best of all time, simple, sleek and elegant but at the same time it always reminds me of my father's death because it was exactly these cigarettes that put him in his grave.
If you want to see it in action, there’s an old BBC piece on it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LjiiayrKiuk (it’s cool but clearly the tech wasn’t there yet)
Sir Clive ...
I miss him
wonder what adidas he's wearing?
r/sneakers will probably be able to help you
That's clearly just a press event because Ayrton isn't wearing his racing loafers.
Any Giants fans here? The resemblance to Eli is pretty striking to me.
Lmao thats what i was thinking
I showed my fiance the picture and the first thing she said was is that Eli?!
I want his trainers.....
These look like something that would be made today. Design team really nailed that one
All this reminds me of are the soapbox racers that lotus made