• Owned in Uruguay during the 1970s • Unfinished restoration project • Recorded in the Amilcar Register • Very interesting restoration project One of France's foremost exponents of sporting voiturettes, Amilcar was founded by Andre Morel and engineer Edmond Moyet to build cyclecars with sufficient performance for Morel to realise his dream of competition success.

Emile Akar, a Paris businessman, and Joseph Lamy, an executive at cyclecar maker Le Zebre, backed the partners' prototype, which was enthusiastically received.

Production of the CC, Amilcar's first model, commenced production in 1921.

Designed by Edmond Moyet, the CC featured Amilcar's own four-cylinder 904cc sidevalve engine, a three-speed gearbox, and quarter-elliptic springing, and would develop into the Types CS and 4C.

The CC was praised for its excellent, responsive handling and adequate power, attracting a large and loyal following and setting the pattern for future models.

It also provided Morel with his desired c...