Sinclair C5 Stories
Stories from people involved with the C5's development and stories from enthusiasts now.
Lotus C5 prototype by John Dunne
It's a common misconception that Lotus only involvement in the C5 develop was the Y frame chassis, however as detailed in the Lotus World Magazine March 1985 & also in both of Barrie Will books who was the Managing Director of Sinclair Vehicle, Lotus developed, designed & build the C5 prototypes....
Offroad Prototypes by Brian McCool
For years there had been rumors about the Off Road C5's. Has anybody seen one? Does anybody know who owns these? How many were made?...
Recollections by Frank Clements
Colin Chapman, the man who had started hand building Lotus cars had, ten years earlier bought a disused war time airfield which was now used as the test track. Along one side of the perimeter road they had built an extensive office block and car test facilities....
Prescott Testing and C5 Motor Protection
The objective of the day from my perspective was to access the motor overheat protection systems for which I had been responsible as part of the overall electrical system. Lotus were there to explore downhill braking, fade and overheat characteristics....
Recollections by Perran Newman
Although my main role in the 'C5 story' was a responsibility for the electrical and electronic aspects of the product, I was present at several of the test programmes when early prototypes and later...
