Editing James and Browne (section)

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[[File:James And Browne 1902 Boanerges on London to Brighton VCR 1992.jpg|thumb|The surviving 1902 model.]]
[[File:James and Browne car.png|thumb|James and Browne car]]
[[File:James and Browne gearbox.png|thumb|Horizontal section of James and Browne engine and gearbox, viewed from above.]]
'''James & Browne''' was a British [[automobile]] manufacturer, based in [[Hammersmith, London]] between 1898 and 1910. The enterprise started in 1896 as a partnership between John Melville James, a former racing cyclist,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingranking.com/rider/45048/john-melville-jimmy-james|title=John Melville "Jimmy" James' Palmares at CyclingRanking|publisher=CyclingRanking.com}}</ref> and Tom Bousquet Browne. This partnership was dissolved in 1898 with Browne continuing the business with Francis Leigh Martineau under the James and Browne name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_and_Browne|title=James and Browne|publisher=Grace's Guide}}</ref>

The James & Browne factory was located at the [[Chiswick]] end of King's Street in West London, and there was a car showroom on [[Oxford Street]].

The early cars had an unusual engine layout with the flywheel between the cylinders. The engines were mid-mounted in the chassis, and the cylinders were horizontal.  Drive was to the rear wheels via a 4-speed gearbox and chain. The gearbox is in 2 parts, linked by a connecting rod, the left one containing 2nd and 4th gear, and the right 1st, 3rd and reverse.

The 2-cylinder engine is rated at 9 HP, and is just over 2.5 liters in size. A [[total-loss oiling system]] is used on the car, lubricating 6 main oil-ways. James & Browne also launched a 4-cylinder version (16 HP), of a similar design to the horizontal 2-cylinder engine.

In 1906 a vertical-engined car was introduced known as the Vertex and available as either a 20&nbsp;hp four or 30/40&nbsp;hp six-cylinder.