Collectable Motor Cycle - Motor Bike - 1948 Indian Chief

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Collectable Motor Cycle - Motor Bike - 1948 Indian Chief

1948 INDIAN CHIEF MOTORBIKE, Material: Metal. The 'Indian Motocycle Co.' was founded as the Hendee Manufacturing Company by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedstrﾔm. Both Hendee and Hedstrﾔm were former bicycle racers who teamed up to produce a motorcycle with a 1.75 bhp, single cylinder engine in Hendee's home town of Springfield. The bike was successful and sales increased dramatically during the next decade. 1901, Prototype and two production units successfully designed, built and tested. Work began on these in previous years. 1902, First Indian motorcycles, featuring innovative belt-drives and streamlined styling, sold to public. 1903 Indian co-founder and chief engineer Oscar Hedstrom sets world motorcycle speed record (56mph). In 1904, the so-called diamond framed Indian Single, whose engine was built by the Aurora Firm in Illinois, was made available in the deep red color that would become Indian's trademark. By now, the production was up to over 500 bikes annually and would rise to its best ever 32,000 in 1913.

Model: 1948 Indian Chief

Postage $14.95
$AU 79.00

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