Poor Man's Bugatti/ Amilcar CGS, 1924,
French enterprise Amilcar was a car ma- nufacturer, in business from 1921 to 1940.
This sports car was the best known model, nicknamed the Poor Man's Bugatti. A total of 4700 cars were manufactured.
The car features all 4 wheel mechanical brakes. The sports roadster's lightweight body is made of aluminium tin.
In the late 1920s, Latvian racer and yachtsman Jevgēņijs Kanskis was working at the Amilcar plant in France; there he purchased this automobile.
In 1935, J. Kanskis participated with this car in the prestigious Monte Carlo Rally and won the Tallinn-Riga stage. Later he turned to sailing and sold his car.
In the Motor Museum since 1989.
In 1977, this automobile was found in Tūja by AAC member A. Leibovics. The vehicle had lost its visual appearance and was rebuilt as a small truck. Over the course of several years, consulting with J. Kanskis, A. Leibovics restored the car.
Engine: 4 cylinders, 30 HP, 1073 cm³
Net weight: 535 kg
Top speed: 120 km/h
Poor Man's Bugatti/ Amilcar CGS, 1924,
French enterprise Amilcar was a car ma- nufacturer, in business from 1921 to 1940.
This sports car was the best known model, nicknamed the Poor Man's Bugatti. A total of 4700 cars were manufactured.
The car features all 4 wheel mechanical brakes. The sports roadster's lightweight body is made of aluminium tin.
In the late 1920s, Latvian racer and yachtsman Jevgēņijs Kanskis was working at the Amilcar plant in France; there he purchased this automobile.
In 1935, J. Kanskis participated with this car in the prestigious Monte Carlo Rally and won the Tallinn-Riga stage. Later he turned to sailing and sold his car.
In the Motor Museum since 1989.
In 1977, this automobile was found in Tūja by AAC member A. Leibovics. The vehicle had lost its visual appearance and was rebuilt as a small truck. Over the course of several years, consulting with J. Kanskis, A. Leibovics restored the car.
Engine: 4 cylinders, 30 HP, 1073 cm³
Net weight: 535 kg
Top speed: 120 km/h