Amilcar Type C 5

Amilcar
	Amilcar Type C 5
Type C 5
Production period:	1934
Class :	Small car
Body versions :	Limousine , coupé , cabriolet , roadster , panel van
Engines:	Otto engine : ; 0.9 liters ; (22 hp)
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Wheelbase :	2370 mm
Empty weight :	540-750 kg
Previous model	Amilcar Type C 3

The Amilcar Type C 5 ( Amilcar C 5 for short ) was a passenger car of the French brand Amilcar . There is also the notation Amilcar Type C5 .

description

This model was released in July 1934 as successor to Amilcar Type C 3 , in turn, on the Amilcar Type C was followed.

The four-cylinder engine kept a 59 mm bore and got an enlarged stroke of 85 mm. That resulted in 930 cm³ cubic capacity and 5 Cheval fiscal . The engine developed 22 hp .

The wheelbase was extended to 237 cm. The front track remained at 106 cm, while the rear was widened to 110 cm. The curb weight was given in a source as 540 kg. Another source gives between 720 kg and 750 kg, depending on the structure.

The best-selling body style was a two-door , four-seat sedan . It had a sloping radiator grille , long front fenders , doors hinged on the B-pillar that sloped at the front, and a sloping rear. They were also called aerodynamics . Another source also mentions a coupé and convertible with three seats and a roadster with two seats. A panel van that was available with both a straight and angled radiator grille was rarely sold . One illustration shows small round front fenders and straight doors that were hinged on the A-pillar .

Production ended in 1934. This model and the two previous models are sometimes referred to as the 5 CV . Between 1932 and 1934, 2,456 vehicles of these three models were built. The Type C 5 only accounted for around 200 vehicles.

literature

Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 (English, French).

Web links

Commons : Amilcar Type C 5 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Technical data at Cercle Pégase Amilcar (French)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . English edition. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 , pp. 287-288 (English).
^ ^A ^b René Bellu: Automobilia. N ° 9. Toutes les voitures Françaises 1935. Salon 1934. Histoire & Collections, Paris 1998, pp. 9-15 (French).
^ ^A ^b ^c Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . English edition. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 , pp. 93-97 (English).

[E-287-1] A ^b Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . English edition. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 , pp. 287-288 (English).

[Automobilia_9-2] A ^b René Bellu: Automobilia. N ° 9. Toutes les voitures Françaises 1935. Salon 1934. Histoire & Collections, Paris 1998, pp. 9-15 (French).

[E-93-3] A ^b ^c Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . English edition. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 , pp. 93-97 (English).