Amilcar Type C 8

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Type C 8
Production period: 1928-1930
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Sedan , roadster , coupé
Engines: Otto engine :
2.0 liters
(63 hp)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2920-3000 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model Amilcar Type J

The Amilcar Type C 8 (short Amilcar C 8 ) was a passenger car of the French brand Amilcar . There is also the notation Amilcar Type C8 .

description

Amilcar presented the model in October 1928 on the Paris Motor Show as the successor of Amilcar Type J . Initially, only ten prototypes were made . The series version appeared together with the Amilcar Type CS 8 in October 1929.

It was the first Amilcar model with an eight-cylinder in - line engine . In the prototype the engine had a 62 mm bore , 75 mm stroke and 1811 cm³ displacement . He was classified with 10  Cheval fiscal . The engine was installed in the front of the vehicle and drove the rear axle. For the prototype, the wheelbase is given as 292 cm or 300 cm, depending on the source. It was only exhibited as a chassis without a body.

In the standard version, the engine had a 63 mm bore, 80 mm stroke, 1995 cc displacement and 63  hp . He was classified with 11 CV.

The wheelbase was 300 cm. Four-door sedans , roadsters and four-seater coupés , which were called faux-convertibles because they simulated an opening top , are known bodies .

Production ended in October 1930. The vehicle was underpowered, according to a source. In total, fewer than 800 vehicles were built from the two eight-cylinder models.

The background was a planned agreement with Durant Motors from the USA . It was planned to sell large quantities in the USA via the Durant sales network. The global economic crisis prevented the agreement.

In 2015 a four-door sedan in poor condition from the Baillon Collection was auctioned for 30,160 euros . The estimated price was between 5,000 and 7,000 euros. The buyer was a vehicle dealer from Borken .

literature

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Gilles Fournier, David Burgess-Wise: Amilcar . English edition. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 1994, ISBN 1-85443-218-4 , pp. 87-92 (English).
  2. ^ Ferdinand Hediger, Hans-Heinrich von Fersen , Michael Sedgwick: Classic cars 1919-1939 . Hallwag, Bern 1988, ISBN 3-444-10348-4 , p. 59-62 .
  3. ^ René Bellu: Automobilia. N ° 84. Toutes les voitures Françaises 1979. Salon 1978. Toutes les voitures Françaises 1929. Salon 1928. Histoire & Collections, Paris 2006, p. 59 (French).
  4. ↑ Auction 2015 (English and French, accessed April 7, 2020)
  5. ↑ Buyer of the vehicle at the auction (accessed April 10, 2020)