AMILCAR PARTS for sale - Virginia /USA ******SOLD*******

The Poor Man’s Bugatti

Amilcars were stylish and nimble, with good performance for their time. In the 1920s they compiled an impressive list of race wins. The early CC and C4 had the well-engineered engine and driveline of the later and more famous CGS and CGSs models, lacking only their front brakes and a few other refinements.

My car, like many surviving Amilcars, is a collection of parts from different cars. It has engine number 4C#8735 (from a CC or C4), front axle #3818 (CC, first series), gearbox #5735, and rear axle #8912. What’s there is not badly rusted or weathered. The engine doesn’t turn, but I haven’t tried very hard. The chassis, springs, and brake system are complete. With wheels, it rolls. That’s the good news . . . But it’s very incomplete. It lacks a body, instruments, magneto, starter, generator, radiator and radiator shell, steering (wheel, column, gearbox). The torque tube has been modified; there’s no driveshaft; it lacks the spider coupling between the gearbox and the driveshaft. The ring and pinion is broken; one axle shaft is defective; two brake shoes are broken. The wheels shown in the pictures are from another car (and not included). With the C4 are four (perhaps five) hubs, and four new rims, but the wheels must be assembled (respoked). It’s got a Zenith carburetor it would run on OK, but should have a Solex.

No question, it’s a major project. But for the do-it-yourself hobbyist on a small budget, it’s got many advantages. Amilcar didn’t make their own bodies, so all were different, and replica bodies are common on survivors. Their construction, in many cases, is very straightforward, and the restorer can choose the most stylish design. The “skiff” body in the period picture has no compound curves except in its dramatic papillon (butterfly) fenders, and is mostly made of wood. Being so small and light, the car takes up little space. Mechanically, Amilcars are sturdy and very simple, and parts and advice are readily available. Amilcar clubs are very active in England and Europe (also Australia and New Zealand). More fun can be had with an Amilcar than most old cars. Almost every weekend in Europe, clubs for cyclecars (light cars like the Amilcar) have tours or other events.

Export to Europe is not a problem. For $300 (gas money), I can deliver it to the shipping depot. (Buyer would of course pay shipping costs from there on.) It does not have a title yet, but I am in the process of getting one. As an unfinished project, it’s now worth relatively little, so the import duty is much reduced.

PRICE, AS IS, $7500 or best offer.

Paul Wilson
pcwbbw@ntelos.net