Sinclair C5 Depot

09/04/2026

Another motor rebuild in progress. This one is for the Nothing C5 which is nearing completion now. The motor hadnt run for many years and the grease had completely dried out. Caught just at the right time and now ready for many years to come!

08/04/2026

New Product Alert!

Replacement mud flap stickers have landed in a range of colours from original red, blue and all the way through to glitter pink! These have been made to match the original font and size.

https://c5depot.co.uk/products/mud-flap-stickers

28/02/2026

Final call for the Ipswich to Felixstowe run on Sunday May 3rd. I will be submitting entries at 9PM. 46 C5s entered so far.

Entry form for advanced entries for Ipswich to Felixstowe Road Run 2026. Entries close end of February 2026. I will submit a bulk entry for C5 Owners removing the need for posting entry forms to the organisers 'Ipswich Transport Museum Services Ltd'. Vehicle display cards will be handed out on the d...

08/02/2026

Another weekend, another auction. We must be getting to the end of this collectors stash by now. March 1985 onwards and it took a bit of time but in the March copy (the last of 20 we checked cover to cover) the C5 has a whole double page review section.

Final thoughts? It's not a car, the packaging of old battery technology is good, but range anxiety

05/02/2026

Nothing really to see here but a C5 owned by C5 Records. Spotted on the very last page of the July 2nd Issue of 'Music Week' magasine.

29/01/2026

Great to work with last week in their new London HQ, formerly . Our C5 featured in their latest YouTube video looking at the year in review and a look forwards at what 2026 holds.

This C5 was our first C5, where it all began, which was modified with variable speed and upgraded brakes for use in the indoor office environment. We will have a little more Nothing content to come over the next few weeks as we recommission their very own C5 that will live in the studio.

25/01/2026

Another week at our local auction and there were more "Car Magasines" but this time from the 90s and early 00s. Quick check for C5 content and sure enough we are in luck! A special undated supplement looking at the car if the future, but a quick look back featuring the C5.

"Yet the C5 didn't fail because of its poor range, or even because many thought it dangerous. It failed because Sinclair didn't appreciate the loss of dignity the pedallist suffered while on board. Imagine being conned into turning up at a bow-tie and dinner jacket junket in fancy dress, disguised as a clown, or perhaps a small deciduous tree. Now you begin to understand how prickly you'd feel in traffic after a while. Or even after a couple of minutes. Sinclair hadn't reinvented the car. He'd reinvented the bike."

12/01/2026

New Product Alert! A reflective "Sinclair" boot sticker to fit grey and white boot lids. Personalisation without the need for paint. An additional piece of safety. Be Safe Be Seen.

Available in reflective Blue, Red, Yellow, White and Black. Also available in Glitter Pink, Silver and Gold. Custom colours available on request.

https://c5depot.co.uk/products/boot-sticker

10/01/2026

Last week at our local auction there were many car Magasines from the 70s. This week the early 80s appeared and specifically a February 1985 copy. Nothing in the contents but a quick flick through and there it was!

SIR CLIVE SINCLAIR'S vaunted electric car is not the silent saloon we imagined. It's an assisted pedal car which takes one person, weighs 130lb, has a 15mph top speed and can be driven by 14year-olds without tax, a licence, insurance or crash helmets. It has a range of 24miles. The car, called Sinclair C5, is powered by a washing machine electric motor (pedal-assisted for hills) and costs around £400. It is the first of a range of electric vehicles that stretches up to the saloon-style cars we all thought were coming
sooner. This first car is a recumbent tricycle with a 'tub' made in polypropylene and a handlebar beneath the thighs for steering. There's an on-off switch for power and cycle-style levers to work the all-wheel brakes. Suspension is provided only by the tyres and compliance of the Lotus-designed chassis.

04/01/2026

New Product Alert! The new laser cutter was setup over the Christmas break so we are back with our laser cut items such as indicator gaskets and hi vis mast stickers.

New though are these control box wiring foam grommets.

https://c5depot.co.uk/products/sinclair-c5-control-box-wiring-grommet

21/12/2025

New Product(s) Alert! We are on a roll of filling out the store, and whilst its not big flashy goodies, it is the little bits that are often lost and missing. We now stock all the seals for the Pod, Control Box and gearbox.

https://c5depot.co.uk/search?type=product&q=%22seal%22