Warne (car)

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1914 Warne
Overview
ManufacturerPearsall Warne Ltd
Production1912-1915
Body and chassis
Class cyclecar
Body style two seat open
Powertrain
Engine JAP V twin cylinder 964 or 1070 cc [1] also Precision V-twin of 964cc in air-cooled or water-cooled form
Dimensions
Wheelbase 78 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN   1-57958-293-1.