Amilcar CGSS

The Amilcar CGSS (or CGSs) was a sporting car made by the Amilcar company from 1926 to 1929. The second S stood for surbaisse and the car was a lowered version of the CGS.

Amilcar CGSS
Amilcar CGSS 2-Seater Sports 1927
Overview
ManufacturerAmilcar
Production1926 -1929
Body and chassis
RelatedAmilcar CGS
Powertrain
Engine1,074 cc I4
TransmissionThree speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase91.5 in (2,320 mm)
Length134 in (3,400 mm)

Isadora Duncan, the American dancer, died in a CGSS when her silk scarf became entangled in the open-spoked wheels.

Description

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.[1] Driven by Lefebvre, it started from Königsberg (today's Kaliningrad).[2]

4,700 of the CGS and CGSS were made.[1]

1927 Amilcar CGSS 2-Seater Sports
Amilcar CGSS 2-Seater Sports 1927

Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan's fondness for flowing scarves was the cause of her death in 1927 in an automobile accident in Nice, France. The famed Russian/American dancer was the passenger in an Amilcar CGSS[3] when her silk scarf became entangled in the open-spoked wheels and rear axle, pulling her from the car and breaking her neck.[4]

References

  1. van den Abeele, Alain (1984-02-23). "Coup d'audace au «Neige et Glace»!..." [Audacious feat at the "Neige et Glace"!...]. Le Moniteur de l'Automobile (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Editions Auto-Magazine. 35 (789): 29.
  2. Hammond, Maurice A. (1969). Motorcade: A Dictionary of Motoring History. London: G. Bell & Sons. p. 119. ISBN 0-7135-1609-7.
  3. Lerner & Preston, History's Greatest Automobile Myths and Rumors Revealed, Motorbooks, 1st Ed. (Nov. 2012)
  4. Craine, Debra and Mackrell, Judith 2000. The Oxford dictionary of dance. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p152 ISBN 0-19-860106-9
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