| Warne 8 | |
| Manufacturer: | Pearsall Warne Ltd |
| Production: | 1912-1915 |
| Class: | cyclecar |
| Body Style: | two seat open |
| Engine: | JAP V twin cylinder 964 or 1070 cc[1] also Precision V-twin of 964cc in air-cooled or water-cooled form |
| Length: | 1140NaN0 |
| Width: | 500NaN0 |
| Wheelbase: | 780NaN0 or 840NaN0 |
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]