Amilcar
C6

Why it matters

The C6 was a road-legal version of Amilcar's supercharged six-cylinder racing voiturette, offering near-racing specification to private customers. Close to 40 were built and it cost more than a Bugatti Type 37, making it one of the most sophisticated small sports cars of the late 1920s.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Amilcar C6 (Wikimedia Commons: Amilcar C6)
  Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amilcar C6 (Wikimedia Commons: Amilcar C6)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amilcar C6 (Wikimedia Commons: Amilcar C6)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amilcar C6 (Wikimedia Commons: Amilcar C6)
  Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Developed by chief engineer Edmond Moyet from Amilcar's six-cylinder racing car, the C6 chassis was shown at the 1926 Paris Salon and production examples became available in mid-1927. Sold only as a two-seater Supersport, it used a shorter but wider version of the racing chassis and a supercharged six on reduced boost. Most were sold in France, seven went to the UK, and the last was sold in 1931; privateers raced them with success into the early 1930s.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Original chassis number plates were often lost, so individual C6s are generally identified by their documented history and major modifications rather than by plates alone.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Motor Sport, June 2004 – 'Small cars, big ideas' Level B

   • 40 'close on 40' six-cylinder cars (goldenera.fi: 30–40)

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   Small cars, big ideas (June 2004) Level B Motor Sport

   • six-cylinder; Roots-type supercharger
   • revised to 56x74mm
   • reduced boost of 8.4psi
   • 62bhp at 5600rpm on a reduced boost
   • 62bhp at 5600rpm

   Accessed 2026-11-11