16-707: Warne may refer to: Warne (car) , British 4-wheeled cyclecar made 1913-1915 Warne (river) , a river of Lower Saxony, Germany Warne, North Carolina , an unincorporated community of North Carolina, United States Warne, Victoria , a town in Victoria, Australia Frederick Warne & Co , book publishers People with the surname [ edit ] Baz Warne (born 1964), English musician Bill Warne (1914–1945), Australian rules footballer Charles Warne (1802–1887), English antiquarian and archæologist Colston Warne , (1900–1987), professor of economics and one of
32-400: A single cylinder or V-twin configuration (or occasionally a three or four cylinder engine), which were often air-cooled. Sometimes motorcycle engines were used, in which case the motorcycle gearbox was also used. All cyclecars were required to have clutches and variable gears. This requirement could be fulfilled by even the simplest devices such as provision for slipping the belt on
48-671: A meeting of the Federation Internationale des Clubs Moto Cycliste, it was formally decided that there should be an international classification of cyclecars to be accepted by the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria and Germany. As a result of this meeting, the following classes of cyclecars were defined: From 1898 to 1910, automobile production quickly expanded. Light cars of that era were commonly known as voiturettes . The smaller cyclecars appeared around 1910 with
64-595: A sales boom shortly before the outbreak of the First World War, with Temple Press launching The Cyclecar magazine on 27 November 1912 (later renamed The Light Car and Cyclecar ), and the formation of the Cyclecar Club (which later evolved into British Automobile Racing Club ). From 1912, the Motor Cycle show at Olympia became the Motor Cycle and Cycle Car Show. The number of cyclecar manufacturers
80-575: The Citroën 5CV , Austin 7 or Morris Cowley . The cyclecar boom was over. The majority of cyclecar manufacturers closed down. Some companies such as Chater-Lea survived by returning to the manufacture of motorcycles. After the Second World War, small, economic cars were again in demand and a new set of manufacturers appeared. The cyclecar name did not reappear however, and the cars were called microcars by enthusiasts and bubble cars by
96-909: The 1920s and early 1930s H. Rus Warne (1872–1954), American architect Ivor Warne-Smith (1897–1960), Australian footballer Jim Warne (1879–1958), Australian rules footballer Jo Warne (fl. 1978–2000), British actress John Warne (born 1979), American musician Kate Warne (1833–1868), first female detective in the United States Katharine Mulky Warne (1923–2015), American composer, pianist and teacher Norman Warne (1868–1905), British publisher Paul Warne (born 1973), English soccer player Peter Warne (disambiguation) Ray Warne , English professional footballer who played for Ipswich Town between 1950 and 1951 Shane Warne (1969–2022), Australian cricketer Shelby Logan Warne (born 1993), British music producer, musician, visual artist, frontwoman of
112-467: 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
128-519: 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. Cyclecar A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive motorized car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars
144-403: The founders of Consumers Union Frank Warne (1906–1994), Australian cricketer Frank Julian Warne (1874–1948), American journalist, economist and statistician Frederick Warne (1825–1901), British publisher George Warne (organist) (1792–1868), English organist George Warne (1881–1928), British politician Helene Warne , British film editor who worked on American films during
160-491: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warne&oldid=1208492535 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists English-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Warne (car) The Warne
176-413: The numerous makes were relatively short-lived, but several brands achieved greater longevity, including Bédélia (1910–1925), GN (1910–1923) and Morgan (1910–present). By the early 1920s, the days of the cyclecar were numbered. Mass producers, such as Ford , were able to reduce their prices to undercut those of the usually small cyclecar makers. Similar affordable cars were offered in Europe, such as
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#1732801368428192-520: The pulley to act as a clutch, and varying of the pulley diameter to change the gear ratio. Methods such as belt drive or chain drive were used to transmit power to the drive wheel(s), often to one wheel only, so that no differential was required. The bodies were lightweight and sometimes offered minimal weather protection or comfort features. The rise of cyclecars was a direct result of reduced taxation both for registration and annual licences of lightweight small-engined cars. On 14 December 1912, at
208-456: The rock group KYROS Steve Warne (born 1984), English footballer Tom Warne (1870–1944), Australian cricketer Walter Warne (1898–1962), Australian politician See also [ edit ] Warn (disambiguation) Warnes (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Warne . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
224-608: 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. but by the 1913 Olympia show the company had swapped to using F. E. Baker Ltd Precision 50 degree V-twin engines of 964cc. One model had
240-535: Was less than a dozen in each of the UK and France in 1911, but by 1914, there were over 100 manufacturers in each country, as well as others in Germany, Austria and other European countries. By 1912, the A.C. Sociable was described as "one of the most popular cycle cars on the road, both for pleasure and for business", though another source states that the "Humberette" was the most popular of cycle cars at that time. Many of
256-473: Was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car. It could accommodate only two passengers, often sitting in tandem . The demise of cyclecars was due to larger cars – such as the Citroën Type C , Austin 7 and Morris Cowley – becoming more affordable. Small, inexpensive vehicles reappeared after World War II, and were known as microcars . Cyclecars were propelled by engines with
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