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Gwynne | Pre War British Sports Cars

The little Gwynne Eight was one of the doughtiest performers in the trials of the early and middle 1920s. Of immensely robust construction, it stood up to the toughest type of events, winning numerous awards in the hands of private owners. In its original form the Gwynne was powered by a 950-c.c. (55 x 100-mm.) overhead-valve (pushrod) engine, which was appar­ently capable of being flogged for hours on end without showing the slightest signs of ill-effects.

There was nothing exceptional about the general design of the car. Conventional semi-elliptic springs were utilised, front and rear, and the clutch was of the inverted cone type. With gear ratios of 4.8, 8.2 and 14.25 to 1, the sports Gwynne was capable of speeds of 70, 42 and 23 m.p.h., in the respective gears. Finished in polished aluminium, the little Gwynne was a most attractive car, although spoiled for modern eyes by the unsightly artillery wheels, About 1925 the size of the engine was increased to 1020-c.c. (57 x 100-mm.), power being in the region of 24 b.h.p. There is no accounting for the demise of the Gwynne Eight, for it possessed all the qualities desired in a small sports car, and out­lasted the majority.

A 10-h.p. model was introduced in 1927, with a power unit of 1247-c.c. (63 x 100-mm.). Coil ignition was used, but the car was very similar to the 8-li.p. cars. It was guaranteed 75 m.p.h., with a 4.75 axle, and it is interesting to note that one of these cars appeared in the 1928 T.T. Like many other small concerns, the Gwynne people did not survive the acute depression period, and the cars soon disappeared from the market. Despite the fact that they have not been built for many years, the fine name they had for absolute reliability still persists, and a few examples of the Eight are still to be seen in daily use.
1924 Gwynne Eight Sports
1924 Sports Gwynne Eight with Disc Wheels.
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