065 Amilcar CGSS (1928) UC 68 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Amilcar CGSs (1926-29) Engine 1074cc S4 Registration Number UC 68 (London) AMIILCAR SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759795120... 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 The Amilcar CGSS (or CGSs) was a sporting car made by the Amilcar company from 1926 to 1929. The second S stood for surbaisse (lower) and the car was a lowered version of the CGS. The 1,074 cc four-cylinder engine from the CGS was fitted, but in a slightly higher state of tune, delivering 35 hp (26 kW). It was also available with a Cozette supercharger for those who needed more power. Thus equipped, a CGSS won the 1927 Monte Carlo Rally driven by Lefebvre Famously the American dancer, Isadora Duncan was killed while a passenger in a CGSs in an accent near Nice, when her long flowing silk scarf became entangled in the open-spoked wheels and rear axle, pulling her from the car and breaking her neck Diolch am 95,823,866 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,823,866 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-065
