Warne (car)

Warne 8
Manufacturer Pearsall Warne Ltd
Production 1913-1915
Class cyclecar
Body style two seat open
Engine JAP V twin cylinder 964 or 1070 cc[1]
Wheelbase 78 in (1,981 mm) or 84 in (2,134 mm)[1]
Length 114 in (2,896 mm)[1]
Width 50 in (1,270 mm)[1]

The Warne was a British 4-wheeled cyclecar made from 1913 to 1915 by Pearsall Warne Ltd based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

The car had a lightweight two-seat open body with full weather equipment and was powered by a JAP, V twin air-cooled engine of 964 cc with an RAC horsepower rating of 8hp. The engine size increased to 1070 cc in 1915. Drive was to the rear wheels by belts. The suspension used half elliptic leaf springs all round.

It cost £99 [2]. Although air-cooled, the car was given a conventional appearance by fitting a dummy radiator.

In mid 1913 six cars a week were being made.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Culshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-16689-2. 
  2. ^ a b Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.