Warwick (make of car)

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Warwick was a British car brand manufactured by Bernie Rodger in Colnbrook , Buckinghamshire between 1960 and 1964 .

Basically, the Warwick was just a slightly modified Peerless : The entire front of the vehicle could now be folded down, the space frame chassis was more rigid and the dashboard was redesigned. The car was powered by an in-line four-cylinder engine with 1991 cm³ (later 2138 cm³) displacement, which made 100 bhp (74 kW) at 5000 min −1 (or later at 4600 min −1 ). Although the car was offered 1960–1962, only 40 were probably made.

With a wheelbase of 2400 mm, the vehicles were 4115 to 4445 mm long, 1600 to 1626 mm wide, 1295 mm high and weighed 1016 to 1067 kg.

One of these cars was tested by British car magazine The Motor in 1961 . A top speed of 169.4 km / h and an acceleration of 0-100 km / h in 12.6 s were determined. The fuel consumption was 8.8 l / 100 km. The test car cost £ 16,666 including taxes.

Two prototypes of the later successor 3.5 liter or 305 GT were completed in 1961 and had the light aluminum V8 engine from Buick , which was later adopted by Rover . The engine had 3523 cm³ displacement and made 155 bhp (114 kW)

John Gordon and Jim Keeble (who had previously used the Buick V8 in a Peerless) later used the Warwick frame as the basis for a car powered by a Chevrolet engine, designed by Giugiaro and built by Bertone . It was originally presented as the Gordon GT in 1960 and built as the Gordon Keeble from 1964 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing plc. Dorchester (1999). ISBN 1-874105-93-6
  2. ↑ M. Sedgwick & M. Gillies: AZ of Cars 1945–1970 . Bay View Books. Devon (1986). ISBN 1-870979-39-7
  3. ↑ a b The Warwick GT Saloon . The engine. April 26, 1961
  4. ^ Graham Robson: AZ of British Cars 1945-1980 . Herridge & Sons. Devon (1986). ISBN 0-9541063-9-3