1931 Voisin C20 Mylord — 😱 You’ve Never Seen a Luxury Car Like This

The 1931 Voisin C20 Mylord is one of the most extraordinary French luxury automobiles ever created. Designed by aviation pioneer Gabriel Voisin together with André Noël-Noël Telmont, this unique Mylord Demi-Berline combined Art Deco styling, aircraft-inspired engineering and a massive sleeve-valve V12 into a machine that looked unlike almost anything else on the road. Chassis 47505 featured an exceptionally low underslung chassis that allowed the body to sit remarkably close to the ground. The automobile measured approximately 207.5 inches long while standing only about 59.1 inches tall, creating incredibly unusual proportions for a luxury car of the early 1930s. Under the long hood was a naturally aspirated 4,886cc V12 using Knight-type sleeve valves and twin carburetors. The engine produced approximately 114 horsepower at 3,500 rpm and sent its power through a four-speed manual transmission to the rear wheels. The reported top speed was around 93 mph, or 150 km/h. The sleeve-valve engine was one of the most technically unusual features of the Voisin. Instead of conventional poppet valves, moving cylindrical sleeves inside the cylinders controlled the intake and exhaust ports. The system was known for smooth and quiet operation, but its mechanical complexity made it very different from the engines used in ordinary automobiles. The Mylord's engineering extended beyond its engine. The car used an underslung chassis, solid axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs, aluminum body panels and four mechanical drum brakes assisted by a Voisin-Dewandre vacuum servo. The complete automobile is commonly listed at approximately 2,200 kg, or 4,851 pounds, although some lower figures refer only to the chassis. Visually, the C20 Mylord is almost impossible to confuse with another automobile. Its enormous circular headlights, geometric bodywork, sharply defined fenders, low roof and long aluminum coachwork give it the appearance of an Art Deco sculpture rather than a conventional luxury limousine. Chassis 47505 also has an extraordinary survival story. After passing through several important collections, including those of Cameron Peck and the Blackhawk Collection, the car appeared at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance when Voisin was the featured marque. A comprehensive restoration followed, including a rebuild of the complicated V12 engine. In 2009, the restored Mylord appeared at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and received Best of Show. The following year, chassis 47505 was sold at the Gooding & Company Amelia Island auction for $2.75 million. Today, the Voisin C20 Mylord remains a remarkable example of Gabriel Voisin's philosophy: ignore conventional automotive design and treat the automobile as an engineered work of art. With its enormous V12, sleeve valves, low chassis and extraordinary Art Deco body, it looks almost as strange today as it must have appeared in 1931. If you enjoy rare automobiles, forgotten engineering, Art Deco cars and machines that look like they escaped from another timeline, subscribe to On Wheels for more incredible automotive history. #VoisinC20 #VoisinMylord #GabrielVoisin #1931Cars #FrenchCars #FrenchLuxuryCars #ArtDecoCars #V12 #SleeveValve #ClassicCars #VintageCars #PrewarCars #RareCars #OneOffCars #LuxuryCars #AutomotiveHistory #Voisin #AmeliaIsland #PebbleBeach #OnWheels Support the channel and get exclusive perks:    / @youtubeonwhels