11th Jul, 2015 14:00
Chateau Impney
c.1923 Amilcar Type CC
Estimated at £18,000 - £22,000
Lot details
Registration No: BF 7125
Chassis No: 3064
Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Charming example finished in cream / black
- Comprehensively restored in France and imported to UK in 2014
- 'Tourist Large' bodywork with bench seat
Owing its name to the combination of the founders' names, Joseph Lamy and Emile Akar (although their first automobile was actually designed by one Edmond Moyet who worked for Citroen), Amilcar was the quintessential small French sportscar of the 1920s and, as with compatriot `Light Car' Salmson, the St Denis then Boulogne-sur-Seine based constructor's light cars were an instant success but diversified into the heavier touring car market during the 1930s. Having eventually passed into Hotchkiss ownership, however, in 1937 the Amilcar name was applied to the 'Compound', but the model was not pursued.
This example of the Amilcar Type CC was imported from France in 2014 by the vendor, and given its age related BF 7125 registration by the DVLA. He advises that based on his experience of re-commissioning it, the car appears to have covered a relatively small mileage, the threads and splines and brake joints being very little worn. It was meticulously restored in Frejus to a very high standard for its previous French owner, who used it in local Amilcar events. The hood is reported as being new and comfortable. Although the car was registered as 1926 by the French authorities and on the accompanying Swansea V5, the Type CC was discontinued in 1925, and the exact date of manufacture seems likely to have been in 1923. From 1923 the electric starter became an available option although this example is not so provided, but starts readily on the handle fitted. The Bodywork is the "Tourist Large" variety, also a 1923 option, with a single bench seat and slightly wider wings. It is said to drive very amenably, the clutch disengaging well, and taking up smoothly and without slippage. Offered with aforementioned V5 document, this charming Amilcar, finished in Cream/Black with Black interior, is offered for sale due to the owner downsizing.
Registration No: BF 7125
Chassis No: 3064
Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Charming example finished in cream / black
- Comprehensively restored in France and imported to UK in 2014
- 'Tourist Large' bodywork with bench seat
Owing its name to the combination of the founders' names, Joseph Lamy and Emile Akar (although their first automobile was actually designed by one Edmond Moyet who worked for Citroen), Amilcar was the quintessential small French sportscar of the 1920s and, as with compatriot `Light Car' Salmson, the St Denis then Boulogne-sur-Seine based constructor's light cars were an instant success but diversified into the heavier touring car market during the 1930s. Having eventually passed into Hotchkiss ownership, however, in 1937 the Amilcar name was applied to the 'Compound', but the model was not pursued.
This example of the Amilcar Type CC was imported from France in 2014 by the vendor, and given its age related BF 7125 registration by the DVLA. He advises that based on his experience of re-commissioning it, the car appears to have covered a relatively small mileage, the threads and splines and brake joints being very little worn. It was meticulously restored in Frejus to a very high standard for its previous French owner, who used it in local Amilcar events. The hood is reported as being new and comfortable. Although the car was registered as 1926 by the French authorities and on the accompanying Swansea V5, the Type CC was discontinued in 1925, and the exact date of manufacture seems likely to have been in 1923. From 1923 the electric starter became an available option although this example is not so provided, but starts readily on the handle fitted. The Bodywork is the "Tourist Large" variety, also a 1923 option, with a single bench seat and slightly wider wings. It is said to drive very amenably, the clutch disengaging well, and taking up smoothly and without slippage. Offered with aforementioned V5 document, this charming Amilcar, finished in Cream/Black with Black interior, is offered for sale due to the owner downsizing.
Auction: Chateau Impney, 11th Jul, 2015
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