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2022 Shannons Summer Timed Online Auction
Lot
152

1925 Amilcar Model G Tourer

$20,500

Sydney

Sold

Specifications

Engine In-line 4-cylinder, 1074cc
Gearbox 3-speed manual
Body Work Open Tourer
Colour White
Trim Brown
Wheels Wire-spoked
Brakes Drums

Auction
Notice (Form 11)

Description

This lot is no longer available

Founded in 1921, Amilcar was the most famous and successful of the many French voiturette (or cyclecar) manufacturers that proliferated after World War One.  Designed by Edmond Moyet, the original Type CC was a sports car powered by a side-valve engine, followed by the more potent CGS of 1924, adding four-wheel braking, full pressure lubrication and quarter-elliptic springs.  In addition to the sporting models Amilcar began offering a range of touring models, starting with the Model C4 of 1924.  Introduced in 1925 and produced until 1927, the Model G utilised a chassis similar to the Type E with quarter-elliptic springs (later cars had cantilever springs at the rear) but a wheelbase reduced to 8 foot 6 inches, while the engine was detuned version of that found in the sporting CGS.  The majority of Model G Amilcars wore Weymann fabric coachwork but cars exported to markets like England (where it was marketed as the 9hp under the RAC rating system) and Australia were often bodied locally, usually as tourers or saloons.  With a bore and stroke of 60 x 95mm, the side-valve four-cylinder engine displaced 1074cc and was rated at 25 horsepower.  The gearbox was a three-speed unit with a multi wet plate clutch.  With a 4.9:1 back axle ratio, the Model G was capable of reaching a speed around the 100 km/h mark depending on the type of body.  The Model G became Amilcar’s most popular touring model of the period and a number found their way to Australia when new, sold through local agents like T D Chapman of Sydney.  In addition to the various vintage car clubs across Australia, Amilcar owners are well catered to by the Amilcar Register in the UK and the Cercle Pegase Amilar in France.