1923 Amilcar C4 Sports RHD

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This is a very nice Amilcar C 4 Sports with the most sought after bodywork. the boat tail design. It is an older restoration which is still very nice today. finished in Blue. polished aluminium and also wood. it is a beautiful thing to behold. Great fun and perfect for weekend jaunts in the countryside. It runs and drives very well. is currently Swedish registered but is in the process of becoming UK Registered. it is ready for its next owner.

Although the early Amilcar was extremely simple it had such handling and good roadholding that the young clientele persuaded the firms directors to create a new vehicle derived from the original but suitable for more sporting use. - Pierre Chan. Classic Cars. December 1974.

Like the Salmson. the Amilcar was a direct descendant of the popular cyclecar of the immediately post-WWI period. Socit Nouvelle pour l Automobile Amilcar operated from its factory at St Denis from 1921 to 1937. while a reconstituted concern continued for two more seasons in Boulogne-sur-Seine until 1939 when production ceased. The name Amilcar was derived from company principals. Messrs Lamy and Akar who aimed to provide a practical and trustworthy yet sporting car for those of modest means. Their designer was engineer Edmond Moyet.

Early Amilcars were built on cyclecar lines though even with ultra-simplified equipment. they failed to get within the statutory 350 kg limit required for tax relief. Introduced in 1921. the first Amilcar was as a four-cylinder side-valve with bore and stroke engine dimensions of 55 x 95 mm. rated at 7. 5 hp. This was the early Type CC. and the Type CS and C 4 four-cylinder side-valve models that followed. with displacements up to 1. 50 cc. all shared the same basic design. The engines cylinder bore spacing remained unchanged. the height and width of the cylinder blocks being varied to accommodate alternative stroke lengths and crankshaft throws. Eventually Amilcars entire range of four-cylinder engines could be serviced from a well organised stock of common parts. and those employed for the production touring cars were also widely used on the companys extremely popular and effective competition variants. Like later sporting models. the C 4 featured a differential-less rear axle. though the engines relatively modest output restricted speeds to 90-95 km/h (56-59 mph).

With the prices of CGSS's moving rapidly at the moment. the smaller models. such as this are following suit. they are far more attractive and interesting than a prewar MG and are not that much more expensive. Be quick if this is for you.

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