The most famous model of all was the CGS “Grand Sport” of 1924; this featured a 1074 cc sv engine and four-wheel brakes.

This in turn evolved into the more sporty CGSS “Grand Sport Surbaissé”.

These models were built under license in Germany (as the Pluto) and in Austria (as the Grofri) and in Italy (as Amilcar Italiana).

The marque entered automobile racing in the mid-1920s with a batch of supercharged dohc 1100 cc six-cylinder cars that used a roller bearing crankshaft in the full racing version; these vehicles were also available with plain bearings, driven by famous race driver André Morel.

The Type G was first proposed by the House of Saint-Denis to replace the unfortunate Type L: the frame was identical, even in technical solutions.

They then had a 4-speed gearbox and semi-elliptic leaf springs and shock absorbers on the two axes.

Even the engine was the same 4-cylinder 1244 cm³ capable of delivering 27 hp of maximum power.

Also identical performance: the top speed was bet...