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25.01.2022 Who wants to see some amazing and beautiful classic racing cars in exhibition? Come visit us this Sunday 31st Jan for our second annual Car Revival event! More ...info here: https://bit.ly/39TpBo8 Here some photos of some of the historic hillclimbs held here at Glen Ewin
24.01.2022 Today we celebrate 75 years since war finally came to an end in Europe after World War 2, we have a full stream of highlights from the last 20 years of Goodwood... events, starting with a Spitfire flypast! #GoodwoodSW #GoodwoodRevival Donate to the NHS Charities urgent Covid-19 appeal https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ClapForOurCarers See more
24.01.2022 Currently working through all the finer details on reproducing original specification Amilcar cylinder head nuts.
22.01.2022 If 2020 was an Amilcar!
22.01.2022 1926/51 Holden Bugatti Type 37 #37209 > extensive prewar racing history including multiple Australian Grand Prixs and numerous Phillip Island events > regular c...ompetition use immediately following WWII around Sydney including FTD (<1500cc) at Hawkesbury Hillclimb, January 1948 > 7th outright and Winner on handicap for the 1949 Australian Grand Prix at Leyburn, Queensland, where it completed 150 miles in 2h 7m at an average of over 73mph. > a victim of Bathurst's aptly named Conrod Straight after being clocked at 98mph in 1951 > a hot Holden 'Grey' motor installed with a MG gearbox, believed to be the first Holden engined 'special' > cover car for Australian Motor Sports magazine, December 1952 > continued to race through the 1950s with a handful of different owners > bought by David Watson in December 1963 and remained in Australian special form, regularly competing in historic competition events for 50+ years > 2019, current owner purchased the car from the Watson family A simply astounding car! #bugatti #type #37 #holden #greymotor #winner #australiangrandprix #agp #australianspecial #racing #history #racecar #sportscar #bugatticlubaustralia #vintagecar #prewarcar #drivetastefully #vintageautolife
21.01.2022 Coffee & Chrome/ Glen Ewin; Morphettville was Coffee & Chrome- really enjoyed the Aussie-under cover feature. Glen Ewin was an inaugural display. Top shelf, I t...hink it's future is bright. Best setting- elegant, beautiful unique jewel in Tea Tree Gully. Oh, and painted au plien air! An Amilcar. a fair bit of invention, and very rough & ready.. I don't mind, freestyling is real life. It's been too long.
21.01.2022 Here's one for Peter Munday - this is his dad's E-series AMILCAR Special at a Victor Harbor vintage rally in the late 1960s - possibly 1967-68. Murray Mitchell's C4 roadster behind and further along is Terry Ireland's T43 Bugatti.
20.01.2022 Yep, that’s perfect
20.01.2022 Kym was an Amilcar owner!
19.01.2022 What a turn out this morning. Great to see so many taking advantage of the great weather. Have a great day team.
19.01.2022 Are you a fan of the Bay to Birdwood? The annual vintage, veteran and classic vehicle event will be going ahead this year but with a few changes due to the CO...VID-19 pandemic. The event which starts in the coastal Adelaide suburb of West Beach and finishes at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, will celebrate it's 40th anniversary by providing spectators the opportunity to watch a live stream of the event instead of heading to the streets to watch the cars. SA Health has approved the event's COVIDSafe Management Plan, with up to 1400 special vehicles expected to take part on September 27. What do you think of the idea?
18.01.2022 Join us for our very first Sports Cars and Coffee! Open to all enthusiasts, both members and non members. Classic and modern cars. Come along and enjoy a coffee..., some breakfast and a chat in the historic grounds of Carrick Hill. Registration and events page will be posted shortly. . . . . #sportscars #sportscardrivers #classiccars #supercars #carsofadelaide #carsandcoffee See more
18.01.2022 Thanks to all the members who contributed to bringing these fabulous vintage cars to the road over the weekend. Vintage motoring is alive and well in this stat...e, despite what people say, the new generation of owners is growing by the day. Well be back with another event for Vintage Sports Cars next year! Watch this space!
18.01.2022 Get your tickets to the 2021 Glen Ewin Hillclimb revival. Tickets available now! Available here - https://www.glenewinestate.com.au//glen-ewin-estate-hill-c
18.01.2022 A rare photo of Peter Munday's big E-series Special at a Mallala vintage race meeting - thought to be about 1967. This car still exists in Australia.
17.01.2022 Overhead Valve Amilcar engine coming together! We will be providing dyno results before and after of the same specification engine with and without the OHV conversion. Will be interesting to see if it is faster or slower, the rumour over the years indicates it could be slower... fingers crossed!
16.01.2022 Country Christmas Greetings from Australia.....it's very H-O-T here!!!
16.01.2022 Front page of the Automobile magazine next month!
16.01.2022 Here is the footage of Andrew Mitchell’s unfortunate accident in his Amilcar Grand Sport 3 years ago at Collingrove Hillclimb. Andrew felt he wanted to show what happened that day by releasing the footage. Despite the graphic nature of the accident and major injuries he suffered, he recovered well.... The car only suffered minor damage with a broken windscreen and a bent back wheel! https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=jzsSXrYHrNw
15.01.2022 If you have ever gone crazy attempting to set up ball joints in your Amilcar we now have a solution. We have had shims and lock washers laser cut in various sizes from .2 - .8mm.
15.01.2022 Our friends Rex and Peter in the Amilcar from Adelaide promoting the forthcoming Winton Historic Race Meeting in Victoria. Looking good.
13.01.2022 Looks like a few Amilcars are coming out for this event!
12.01.2022 A few pictures of the buck assembly for the Duval CGSs
12.01.2022 Woodville, 13 February, 1928 ..The Holden brand will be no more at the end of 2020, and it will be the end of the 'Holden v Ford' fun rivalry in motor sport for... many years ..Thank you to all the 'Holden' workers over the 'many' years ..Holden was founded by James Alexander Holden in 1856, a saddlery manufacturer in SA, and in 1908 it moved into the automotive field. This photo shows workers assembling car bodies at the Holden Motor Body Works in Woodville. Holden's Elizabeth body and vehicle assembly plant opened in 1962 and closed, October 20, 2017, and soon will be the end of it all ..sagovtarchives/cc ..Today in comments See more
11.01.2022 Départ grand prix des Frontières Chimay 9 Mai 1926 (Belgique)
10.01.2022 Another opportunity to bring a C6 to Australia! https://www.dylan-miles.com//1927-amilcar-c6-ex-w-e-humph/
09.01.2022 Please note The Glen Ewin Estate Hill Climb Revival tickets for displaying your car will be closed in the next 48 hours. We have exceeded our expectations! Curr...ently we are only a handful of cars away from hitting capacity. Over 50 vehicles and bikes will be on display. Thanks for your support! The classic car community has come together to support this unique event. We are organising a cruise from the Burnside Village (upper level carpark) for those wishing to give their cars a short run before hand. It is going to be a great day! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glen-ewin-revival-hillclimb-di
08.01.2022 Enjoy this footage!
08.01.2022 Join us for The classic Hill climb revival 31st of January https://www.glenewinestate.com.au//glen-ewin-estate-hill-c
08.01.2022 UPDATE 6.30AM 8/6/20: A stolen 1930 Model A Ford was found early this morning at Happy Valley, after it had been stolen from the rear shed of a home in Unley. S...ometime between Sunday 31 May and Saturday 6 June, the distinctive car (pictured) was stolen from the shed. The vehicle could not be driven and the victim has the only keys. The car was either towed or placed on a trailer in order to be removed. The vehicle was found on Candy Road, Happy Valley this morning after an anonymous phone call to Crime Stoppers. It has since been returned to its owner, and investigations continue regarding the theft. Anyone with information on the break-in and theft is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
07.01.2022 Car is in Holland..
07.01.2022 Amilcar CGSs buck. Enjoy.
06.01.2022 A few AMILCARS turned up for the French Car Day at Glenelg last year. Thanks to Club Automobile Francais for the video.
05.01.2022 Richard Stanley breaking records in the 2-litre 6-cylinder supercharged AC-Amilcar at Rob Roy hill climb 1994.
04.01.2022 Amilcar C6 for sale... for the cool price of $960,000AUD! https://www.thornleykelham.com//1927-amilcar-c6-voiturette/
04.01.2022 Remembering Percy Morton ("Pompy") Pederson - 1898-1945 - a great exponent of Amilcar racing and record-breaking in South Australia in the 1920s. Pompy was the service manager and designated competition driver for Drummonds Autos - the Adelaide agency for Amilcars in South Australia. Pompy later enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941 and saw service in the rank of Sergeant/Engineers. He was soon heavily involved in the Pacific conflict. He was sadly captured and held firstly at Changi and later at Sandakan where he tragically lost his life just a few weeks before peace was declared. Lest We Forget. 11-11-20
03.01.2022 Another photo of Peter Munday in his E-series forming up on the grid at Mallala around 1967. Looks like a handicap with Murray Mitchell's Grand Sport just in front, partly cut off and Bill Pott's HRG behind.
03.01.2022 There's just one more week to have your say about the proposal to grant a licence for exclusive use for the purposes of the Sellicks Beach Motorcycle Classic Ev...ent at Aldinga Beach on 13 and 14 March 2021. All submissions received via email or our Your Say website by 5pm Monday 31 August 2020 will be collated and presented in a public report to Council for consideration and determination within the context of the matter. Find out more and provide your feedback here www.onkaparingacity.com/yoursay #Onkaparinga
02.01.2022 THE END OF ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RALLY
02.01.2022 Murray Mitchell's famous "Silver-Car" - his well-used Grand Sport - in the pits at Mallala, South Australia, for an early 1960s vintage race. On this occasion with guards fitted, but often stripped back for lightness. V4 was Murray's allocated number.
02.01.2022 Tickets and entry to the upcoming Tour De Fleurieu are now available below. An email will be sent to those who completed their expression of interest shortly. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-de-fleurieu-2019-tickets-
01.01.2022 The side valve Amilcar engine coming out of Richard’s CGSs ready for the extremely rare OHV conversion that it raced with at an Australian Grand Prix! This car has a long racing history in South Australia with many races with the Amilcar sales manager Pompey Pederson and other drivers. It will be great to reunite it with its original engine.
01.01.2022 Car of the day great classics we've spotted for sale. Marked up at just over half a million pounds (525,000 to be precise from Thornley Kelham, https://www.t...hornleykelham.com//1927-amilcar-c6-voiturette/), this wonderful 1927 Amilcar C6 would be a great addition to any collection. Read the full description for a story just as engaging as the car's wonderful patina. Full info: The name ‘Amilcar’ is thought to be an anagram of the founding partners' names, Joseph Lamy and Emile Akar, who started the company in July 1921 at 34 rue du Chemin Vert in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. By mid 1924 they had relocated to larger premises in Saint-Denis on the northern edge of the city. The company’s two engineers were Edmond Moyet and André Morel, both ex-Le Zèbre. Moyet was chief engineer; Morel’s main interest was competition, and he became their first works’ race driver. The first Amilcar was a small cyclecar designed by Jules Salomon (who also came from Le Zèbre and later joined Citroen) and Edmond Moyet. It bore a striking resemblance to the pre-war Le Zèbre and was first exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in October 1921. The business benefited greatly from the cyclecar boom, prompted by a government initiative reducing annual car tax (fixed at 100 francs per year) for powered vehicles weighing no more than 350 kg dry weight, providing seating for no more than two people and powered by an engine of not more than 1100cc. If a vehicle exceeded these limits it ceased to be a cyclecar and was officially designated a ‘voiturette’. It was these models, with their pointed tails and sporty appearance in which enthusiasts could compete at reasonable cost, which gave the Amilcar marque its sporting reputation. EVOLUTION OF THE C6 In the early 1920s, Andre Lombard at Salmson had designed an 1100 cc. four-cylinder engine of outstanding specification, having twin overhead camshafts and a semi-desmodromic system of operating the valves. Wonderfully conceived from the beginning, these engines were developed and made increasingly competitive over time with the addition of dual-ignition and supercharging. By contrast, these Salmson chassis were dull and generally inadequate, initIally relying on wood to strengthen and buttress the longirons. Furthermore, unlike the Amilcars, they had spindly and ugly coachwork. Concerned about the dominance of Salmson in 1100 cc races of the time, in 1924 Moyet and Morel began to devise something quite new, not merely an improvement of their successful four-cylinder side-valve cars. Those engines had delivered excellent performance, but ultimately had the limitations of a four-cylinder side valve construction - a design not intended for racing. Morel, in his own right a racing driver of considerable note, was a strong proponent of competition to bring honour to the Amilcar marque. The result of their endeavours was astounding: an engine built with watch-like precision - nearly 1100 cc, 6-cylinders, twin overhead camshafts, an immensely strong crankshaft running in seven main bearings, and a twin-lobed supercharger. The chassis and four-speed gearbox were designed especially for this power-unit, as was low, sleek, minimal racing coachwork. The engines in the first cars produced late in 1925 had a block with fixed head, in which both the main and crankshaft bearings were ball or roller. This new Amilcar created a sensation in the motoring press, and the angry howl of its exhaust-note was unlike anything heard before on the track. Once teething problems were resolved, these sophisticated racing cars designated the Type C0 swept everything in their class before them. The small number produced were for factory use, as were variants which had the engine placed offset to the left in the chassis to allow a lower seating position; and two examples of an even lighter single-seater car called the MC0, intended specifically for record-breaking. And break records they did, in swathes. Petulant detractors mainly in the Salmson camp - held that the engine was nothing more than one bank of the sublime 2 litre V-12 Delage, but it appears that the 2 litre Sunbeam may also have had significant influence on Moyet’s design. The argument is academic, because the car was magnificently-conceived, integrated unity from nose to tail. Subsequently Amilcar built between 50 and 60 sets of numbered components for homologation purposes, which were offered for sale to the general public, and intended for racing. These C6 cars had the engine, steering box and back axle number stamped (not the chassis). However, not all numbers seem to have been built up, and it is probable that many components were sold as spares for built up cars. THE CAR FOR SALE Chassis number 11032 was a complete car when discovered by a Swiss journalist, Mr Heinz-Ulrich Wiesselmann, in East Berlin. Together with a spare chassis, 11023, the Amilcar was eventually smuggled out bit by bit into Switzerland. Both were purchased by a Mr Morris Frost of Florida, USA, who restored 11032 and sold the spare chassis 11023 to Desmond Peacock in the UK. 11023 was later rebuilt as a complete car and featured in The Automobile (January 1997 edition). Maurice Frost ran 11032 for some time as a road car having fitted an accumulator box and starter motor. After some years the engine block cracked and a repair proved impossible, so Frost sold the Amilcar to a small motor museum. 11032 was later purchased from the museum by the legendary British motor dealer, Dan Margulies, who sold it on to a German client called Zinkle. Mr Zinkle delivered the car to Tomkins Engineering in Essex for rebuilding, and a subsequent deal involved Tomkins taking the Amilcar into stock. Bob Graves purchased the partially rebuilt car from Tomkins in 1982 as a complete car with matching part numbers except for the rear axle. Note that the chassis were never stamped. A serial number comprising the engine number with the first two digits of ‘90’ substituted by '11' would then be allocated to each completed car. As a talented engineer, dedicated and knowledgeable Amilcar enthusiast, and committed vintage racer, Bob extensively re-engineered and improved both of the C6 cars he owned, primarily for racing purposes. Over the years Bob built up 3 C6 engines from his own castings (probably stronger than the originals), all beautifully constructed, and faithfully following the original Amilcar drawings of which he had a complete set. Correspondence in the car’s file illustrates Bob’s deep engineering knowledge and understanding of many of the period limitations in the engineering of these cars. The car is offered for sale in race trim on behalf of the Graves family, incorporating various modifications including 16 inch wheels and an engine running on methanol. Thornley Kelham has extensive experience and knowledge of these cars, having fully restored two examples to original, authentic concours standards. We would be happy to advise on any modifications to make this rare C6 example road legal. Otherwise go racing!
