Company:Warne (car)

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1914 Warne
Overview
ManufacturerPearsall Warne Ltd
Production1912-1915
Body and chassis
Classcyclecar
Body styletwo seat open
Powertrain
EngineJAP V twin cylinder 964 or 1070 cc[1] also Precision V-twin of 964cc in air-cooled or water-cooled form
Dimensions
Wheelbase78 in (1,981 mm) or 84 in (2,134 mm)[1]
Length114 in (2,896 mm)[1]
Width50 in (1,270 mm)[1]

The Warne was a British 4-wheeled cyclecar made from 1912 to 1915 by Pearsall Warne Ltd at the Icknield Works in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

The car had a lightweight two-seat open body with full weather equipment. The car was launched in 1912 fitted with a JAP, V twin air-cooled engine of 964 cc with an RAC horsepower rating of 8 hp.[2] but by the 1913 Olympia show the company had swapped to using F. E. Baker Ltd Precision 50 degree V-twin engines of 964cc.[3] One model had the air cooled version of the engine, and the other used the water-cooled version.

In the original car the drive was to the rear wheels by belts, but the water-cooled version for 1913 had a 3-speed with reverse gearbox, the air-cooled version retaining the belt system. The suspension used half elliptic leaf springs all round.

The engine size increased to 1070 cc in 1915.

It originally cost £99.[4] The 1914 models with Precision engines were £120 for the air-cooled version and £130 for the water-cooled version. The air-cooled version was given a conventional appearance by fitting a dummy radiator.

In mid 1913 six cars a week were being made.[4]

See also

  • List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Culshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-16689-2. 
  2. The Warne Cyclecar, Motor Sport, February 1964, p85
  3. The Olympia Show, The Motor Cycle, 27th November 1913, p1591
  4. 4.0 4.1 Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.