1938 Amilcar Compound

The Amilcar Compound was produced from 1938 through the early 1940s with 681 examples built plus an additional 159 commercial vehicles (as many as 950 examples were reportedly built). They were designed by French engineer Jean-Albert Gregoire and given front-wheel drive configuration. Alpax, an aluminum alloy, was used extensively on the car. This was a new technology that often cause production delays due to scarcity.

The first Compound, the Compound B38, was shown at the 1937 Paris Motor Show.

Most of the Compounds that followed were saloon and sedan bodies, with perhaps a cabriolet. This particular example has a Cabriolet Limousine body, where the top could be rolled down. This design originated in Germany and was very popular in the 1930s. The cast aluminum body, aluminum frame, front-wheel drive, rack-and-pinion steering, torque bars for the rear suspension, and all-independent suspension made it a very nice car in 1937.