The Amilcar CGSS (or CGSs) was a sporting car made by the Amilcar company from 1926 to 1929. The second S stood for surbaisse (lower) and the car was a lowered version of the CGS.
| Amilcar CGSS | |
|---|---|
 Amilcar CGSS 2-Seater Sports 1927 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Amilcar |
| Production | 1926–1929 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Related | Amilcar CGS |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,074 cc I4 |
| Transmission | Three speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 91.5 in (2,320 mm) |
| Length | 134 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
editThe 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]
Isadora Duncan
editIsadora Duncan's fondness for flowing scarves was the cause of her death in 1927 in an automobile accident in Nice, France. The famed 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
edit- ^ a b van den Abeele, Alain (23 February 1984). "Coup d'audace au "Neige et Glace"!..." [Audacious feat at the "Neige et Glace"!...]. Le Moniteur de l'Automobile (in French). 35 (789). Brussels, Belgium: Editions Auto-Magazine: 29.
- ^ Hammond, Maurice A. (1969). Motorcade: A Dictionary of Motoring History. London: G. Bell & Sons. p. 119. ISBN 0-7135-1609-7.
- ^ Lerner & Preston, History's Greatest Automobile Myths and Rumors Revealed (1 ed.). Motorbooks. November 2012.
- ^ Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith (2000). The Oxford dictionary of dance. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 152. ISBN 0-19-860106-9.
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