Hagerty's Festival of the Unexceptional will spotlight the quirky Sinclair C5 on its 40th anniversary this July.

The C5 was a commercial failure because it placed the rider in a vulnerable position almost at road level, but in the decades since its launch it has become something of a cult item.

13 photos. Photo: PA News. On September 16, 2021, ... That would be the Sinclair C5, which he described as an electric vehicle but was actually an electrically-assisted pedal trike.

The Sinclair C5 was Sir Clive’s famous first venture into electric mobility, a recumbent electric-assisted tricycle which would have been hardly unusual in 2025. In 1985, though, the C5 was s… ...

Sinclair C5 enthusiasts have praised the vehicle as "ahead of its time" during a gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its launch. The event saw 15 of the famous vehicles take to Alexandra ...

This is as vintage as you can get with an EV and still have a functional vehicle: a Sinclair C5 still in the original box is about to cross the auction block with Silverstone Auctions. The ...

In 1985, British entrepreneur Sir Clive Sinclair unveiled the electrically powered C5 pedal car. It was a disastrous failure. But was it also ahead of its time?

Sinclair created affordable computers including the ZX Spectrum, which prompted a generations of coders to create computer games, as well as famous flops like the C5 electric vehicle.

LONDON, England - The 30 th anniversary of the Sinclair C5, one of the most unusual vehicles yet assembled built in Britain, is being celebrated by that country’s National Motor Museum. The ...

So I headed to the Sinclair C5 Depot in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where there is a collection of more than 50 refurbished models. It was my chance to see if they deserve a comeback in 2025.

The Sinclair C5 was invented by British entrepreneur Clive Sinclair in 1985 and has a pedal-assisted electric motor. Mr Robinson, 49, takes his restored vehicle onto the roads and said the ...

Sinclair is widely known for its C5 pedal/electric three-wheeler, which was designed by company founder and pioneering inventor of the ZX range of computers, Sir Clive Sinclair. The mid-80s ...