1924 Amilcar C4

Description

Racing pedigree
Aluminum body
Rear passenger seat for one
Interior in good condition
Runs and drives well

This 1924 Amilcar has a great racing pedigree can still be enjoyed! Its aluminum body and performance engine made this the car that it is and it has 3 seats. Bred for racing, this boattail torpedo takes you back to another time when all that mattered was going fast. Even the hood ornament looks fast.

The chassis is in good condition as are the wire wheels, fenders, grille, and headlights. The split windshield appears to have relatively new glass. There is only one door on the navigator’s side, and the interior is sparse, with the majority of the space reserved for the ample wooden steering wheel. The offset pleated red leather front seat affords the navigator slightly more legroom than the driver and is in good shape given the confines. The rear passenger seat matches the front and is also in good condition. The little 904cc four-cylinder will get up and go. This car runs and drives like it should and is ready to be enjoyed without worry.

Epitomizing the French sports car of the 1920s, this exquisite Amilcar sports a charming torpedo body with ‘boat decking’ to its rear, two comfortable passenger seats and an additional one for in its tail.

One of France’s foremost exponents of sporting voiturettes, Amilcar was founded by Andre Morel and engineer Edmond Moyet to build cyclecars with sufficient performance for Morel to realize his dream of competition success. Emile Akar, a Paris businessman, and Joseph Lamy, an executive at cyclecar maker Le Zebre, backed the partners’ prototype, which was enthusiastically received. Production of the CC, Amilcar’s first model, commenced production in 1921.
Designed by Edmond Moyet, the CC featured Amilcar’s own four-cylinder 904cc side-valve engine, a three-speed gearbox, and quarter-elliptic springing, and would develop into the Types CS and 4C. The CC was praised for its excellent, responsive handling and adequate power, attracting a large and loyal following and setting the pattern for future models. It also provided Morel with his desired competition success when he became the 1100cc Class Champion of France in 1922.
The successor Amilcar CGS was by far the marque’s most successful model, effectively establishing its reputation worldwide. Production began in 1924 and continued through 1929 with continuous improvement to a design of proven performance and reliability. Mostly fitted with two-seat bodywork (in aluminum at extra cost), the CGS encouraged owners to enter local competitions, in which it proved highly successful. So popular was the Amilcar CGS that it was built under license in Italy, Germany, and Austria, and sold in the USA by no less than Maybach Motors in New York City.
Epitomizing the French sports car of the 1920s, this exquisite Amilcar sports a charming torpedo body with ‘boat decking’ to its rear, two comfortable passenger seats and an additional one for in its tail.