An Amilcar-Martin 6 cylinder special

Slightly rambling and off topic but I knew Rudy in Paris in the late 50's.
I bought an Amilcar CGS whilst working in Crest near Valence (and visited Jules Goux in it who lived nearby at Mirmande) I later drove it back to Paris overnight and went straight to Le Perreux where a good friend had a breakers yard
He was very excited about and wanted the Amilcar and I was so tired and fed-up with it after the overnight trip that I agreed that he could have it if he found me a BNC
He found one but when we dragged it out of the shed it was clear the crank was broken. I told Bernard that he better find another which he did. That was a runner and I eventually drove it back to the UK.
I somehow learnt that Rudy also had a BNC (or maybe a share in one) so I made contact and visited him. He was always most hospitable to the grubby youth that turned up on his doorstep and I recall that his apartment was full of the most delightful collection of mechanical things.
For some reason I thought he was part Danish until today's article. I don't remember the Martin Amilcar or him talking about so maybe it was before he acquired it.
Happy days

This is a true gem, no doubt about that. I particular like the stern appearance of the car and the unusual colour scheme. Another case for "just do a technical overhaul and keep it like it is, otherwise".

However, I have my doubts concerning the supposed performance of the car. The 1.5 litre straight-six of the BMW had two carburettors and a maximum output of 34 h.p.

Even if the use of a single carburettor in combination with an optimized inlet manifold would have resulted in a power increase by almost 20 %, this still would mean just around 40 h.p.

Basically, this would be enough for a maximum speed of, say, 125 km/h as opposed to the 100 km/h of the BMW. But given the complete lack of aerodynamic features, I cannot believe that this car really was an impressive performer at the end of the sixties.

Still, it's a brilliant automobile which I would prefer over many more prestigious prewar cars...

What a nice looking car and the BMW engine seems to be just what it should have. The hansom body looks to be professionally made. Is there any further information on that?

Just to say this article is why I read Pre War Car every day ! Thank you for this wonderful story .

Achilles'heel with the small Amilcar is always the engine, which is weak and runs hot, so with the BMW unit it really is fast and stays reliable. Body is beautiful. The ultimate French coupé!

I have drive a Riley niet as a student, fitter by me with a 1954 sixcylinder BMW Barockengel engine of about 2100 cc. The engine look outwardly the samen as a 315 ne, button it would fit with the manifold and carb arrangement and with the speed generated a lot better. In the Riley, 750 kgs it was a some wat dangerous succes anyway. It was supposed to brink about 60 horses to battle.