The Warne was a British 4-wheeled

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made from 1912 to 1915 by Pearsall Warne Ltd at the Icknield Works in

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, Hertfordshire. The car had a lightweight two-seat open body with full weather equipment. The car was launched in 1912 fitted with a

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, V twin air-cooled engine of 964 cc with an RAC horsepower rating of 8 hp. but by the 1913 Olympia show the company had swapped to using

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Precision 50 degree V-twin engines of 964cc.The Olympia Show, The Motor Cycle, 27th November 1913, p1591 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. 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.

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{{reflist Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Companies based in North Hertfordshire District

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