Amilcar Type CS 8
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| Type CS 8 | |
| Production period: | 1929-1933 |
| Class : | Middle class |
| Body versions : | Sedan , roadster , coupé , convertible |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 2.3 liters (58 hp) |
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| Wheelbase : | 3000 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1380 kg |
| Previous model | Amilcar Type J |
| successor | Amilcar Pégase |
The Amilcar Type CS 8 ( Amilcar CS 8 for short ) was a passenger car of the French brand Amilcar . There is also the notation Amilcar Type CS8 .
description
Amilcar presented this model together with the serial execution of Amilcar Type C 8 at the Paris Motor Show in October 1929. This followed the Amilcar Type J .
The eight-cylinder in - line engine was unusual for this displacement . It had 66 mm bore , 85 mm stroke , 2326 cm³ displacement and was classified with 13 Cheval fiscal . The engine developed 58 hp .
The wheelbase was 3000 mm and the track width was 1325 mm. The chassis weighed 900 kg and the complete vehicle as a sedan 1380 kg.
Initially, a four-door sedan, a two-seater roadster and a four-seater faux convertible were in the range. The latter was a coupe with a simulated convertible top. A four-seater convertible was added from October 1930 . A picture also shows a two-door sedan.
Production ended in 1933. In total, fewer than 800 vehicles were built from the two eight-cylinder models.
In 1934 the Amilcar Pégase appeared as a successor.
literature
- Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 (English, French).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . English edition. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 , pp. 285-286 (English).
- ^ A b Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . English edition. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 , pp. 87-92 (English).
