1925 Amilcar CS

For sale by auction on Saturday 30 November 2013 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
Amilcar was founded in July 1921 by Joseph Lamy and Emile Akar
with a company name an imperfect anagram of the partners'
names. The business was established at 34 rue du Chemin-Vert
in the 11th Arrondissement of Paris. However. Amilcar quickly
outgrew their restricted city-centre premises. and during the
middle part of 1924 the company relocated
to Saint-Denis on the northern edge of the city.

The first offering from Amilcar was a small cyclecar
designed by Jules Salomon and Edmond Moyet which
bore a striking resemblance to the pre-war Le Zèbre. Following on
was the 903cc 'CC' which was available in two further
versions; the CS was a sport version and the C4 a family version.
The side-valve engine had splash lubrication and
came with a three-speed gearbox. The marque entered
motor racing in the mid-1920s with a batch of
supercharged dohc 1100cc six-cylinder cars that used
a roller bearing crankshaft in the full racing
version; these vehicles were also available with plain bearings. br/>with an example driven by famous racing driver. André
Morel.

Purchased by the vendor in 1980 in an un-restored condition. br/>works only began much later in 1996 whereupon a full 'nut and bolt'
restoration took place. Completely stripped down. many moving parts
were replaced and the body skin was taken off the ash frame and
re-skinned. New bonnet tops and sides were also fabricated as was
the bulkhead. all to correct and original patterns. The wheels were
sent to Motor Wheel Service for rebuild whilst retaining the
splined hubs but including new rims. spokes. stove enamelling and
five new Dunlop tyres. New kingpins and bushes were fitted as well
as bearings and friction discs in the front and rear dampers. Tony
Stairs overhauled the magneto and all back axle bearings have been
serviced and replaced as have the torque tube bearings and rubber
drive shaft couplings.

The gearbox has been serviced with all bearings replaced and the
brake shoes have been re-lined with new wheel bearings and oil
seals. The engine was rebuilt in the sixties but had not been run;
an internal inspection confirms this prior assertion. The headlamps
have been stripped and new reflectors fitted; the wiring loom
itself is to the original pattern as is the dashboard and
instruments. The dash is flat aluminium in style with a Jaeger
8-Day clock as well as speedometer and rev. counter. The petrol
gauge is La Nivex in origin and a stylised 'Pegasus' adorns the
radiator.

The paintwork is a real labour of love that is not only the
original colour combination but also took six months to achieve the
finish required by its fastidious owner. With five years in total
to bring this charming example back to the condition you see here
today. its condition is a testament to his experience and
knowledge.

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