Magneto-Ignition

Ansaldo 4C
Car : Ansaldo 4C
Year : 1920
Engine :4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :70?120 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1804 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power : 36
Maximum speed : 50 mph
Wheelbase : 9 ft 0 ins (2.74 m)
Suspension : front and rear: semi-elliptic leaf- springs
The 4C was the third model to appear on the market in the brief history of Ansaldo. Its overhead camshaft engine made the 4C a very advanced machine for its time. However the new firm’s hopes of opposing Fiat’s dominance was not successful as it could not withstand the political and economic crisis at the end of the First World War.

This company was founded in 1853 by the engineer, Giovanni Ansaldo and was known chiefly for the building of ships and the manufacture of artillery. Ansaldo partially changed over to the production of automobiles at the end of the war when he attempted to find a use for the Transaerea factories at Turin.
The 4C was designed by Guido Soria, an ex-employee of Fiat. The engine had a removable cylinder head, magneto ignition, pumped water-cooling, fan and radiator and single plate clutch. The hand brake acted on the transmission. Its maximum speed was of about 2000 cc entered production.
In 1924 there came a 6-cylinder engine with the same capacity and in 1929 a 3500 cc 8-cylinder engine. In 1928 the 4-cylinder models or types were given a 4-speed gearbox. The Ansaldo gained a strong reputation hill-climbs.