Waverley (US car brand)

Waverley Model 21 Road Wagon from 1903

1903 Waverley at the 2009 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

Pope-Waverley from 1907

1912 Waverley Model 98 sedan ( 1913 model year )

Waverley , at times Pope-Waverley , was an American car brand. There were also five different manufacturers, one after the other, of which the first four belonged to Albert Augustus Pope . All companies were based in Indianapolis , Indiana .

Brand history

In 1898 there was a collaboration, possibly also a merger, between the American Electric Vehicle Company from Chicago in Illinois and the Indiana Bicycle Company from Indianapolis. This Indiana Bicycle Company, which by name had already manufactured bicycles , was part of Pope's empire. From 1898 to 1899, automobiles with the brand name Waverley were built there .

From 1900 to 1901, Pope's American Bicycle Company is considered a manufacturer.

The International Motor Car Company followed from 1901 to 1903 .

Between 1904 and 1908, the Waverley Department existed as a division of the Pope Motor Car Company . Pope changed the brand name to Pope-Waverley , because he also marketed his vehicles from other companies with a double name that began with Pope . Are called Pope-Hartford , Pope-Robinson , Pope-Toledo and Pope-Tribune . In 1908 financial problems arose. The bankruptcy began.

In September 1908, Pope sold what was left of the company to a group of local entrepreneurs. These included WB Cooley, HH Rice, and WC Johnson. They carried out a reorganization. The new company name was Waverley Company . They changed the brand name back to Waverley . Production ended in 1916.

vehicles

Only electric cars were on offer . From 1912 the front of the vehicle was lengthened and given a hood so that the external appearance resembled vehicles with gasoline engines . For most of the years, the range included different models. They differed in the wheelbase of the chassis and in the bodies. At times there were also delivery vans. A catalog from 1907 shows several commercial vehicle models . The following tables show which model was offered in which year with which structure. The specification Front-Drive or Rear-Drive in the years 1914 and 1915 does not refer to the drive axle, but to the position of the driver within the body.

Model overview Waverley (1898–1903)

year	model	construction
1898-1901	Model 18	Piano box runabout
1902-1903	Model 20a	Surrey
1902-1903	Model 21	Road Wagon
1902-1903	Model 22	Road Wagon

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Model overview Pope-Waverley (1904–1908)

year	model	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1904	Model 20	197	Surrey
1904	Model 21	155	Road Wagon
1904	Model 23	203	Delivery wagon
1904	Model 24	203	Service wagon
1904	Model 26	203	Chelsea
1904	Model 26 C	203	Coupe Top Chelsea
1904	Model 27	178	Stanhope
1904	Model 28	221	Special Edison Battery
1904	Model 29	183	Physician's Road Wagon
1904	Model 30	197	Station wagon
1905	Model 20	197	Surrey
1905	Model 21	155	Road Wagon
1905	Model 26	203	Chelsea, Coupe Top Chelsea
1905	Model 27	178	Stanhope
1905	Model 28	221	Special wagon
1905	Model 29	197	Physician's Road Wagon
1905	Model 30	197	Station wagon
1905	Model 36	193	Special Road Wagon
1906	Model 21	155	Runabout
1906	Model 26 C	203	Chelsea Coupe
1906	Model 29	183	Physician's Road Wagon
1906	Model 29 C	183	Canopy Top Road Wagon
1906	Model 30	197	Station wagon
1906	Model 36 B	183	Speed Road Wagon
1906	Model 60 B	229	Surrey
1906	Model 65	178	Stanhope
1907	Model 21		Runabout
1907	Model 26 B		Runabout
1907	Model 26 C		Chelsea Coupe
1907	Model 29		Phys. wagon
1907	Model 29 C		Phys. wagon
1907	Model 30		Outside Drive
1907	Model 36		Road Wagon
1907	Model 53-A		Victoria
1907	Model 53-B		Coupe
1907	Model 60-B		Surrey
1907	Model 65		Stanhope
1907	Model 67		Runuabout
1907	Model 69 B		Runabout
1908	Model 26		Chelsea, Chelsea Leather Top, Chelsea Removable Coupe
1908	Model 30		Station wagon
1908	Model 60		Surrey
1908	Model 65		Stanhope
1908	Model 67		Victoria Phaeton
1908	Model 69		Runabout, Runabout Leather Top
1908	Model 70		Victoria Coupe
1908	Model 71		Runabout

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Model overview Waverley (1909–1916)

year	model	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1909	Model 53	193	Victoria, coupe
1909	Model 67	173	Victoria Phaeton
1909	Model 69	183	Runabout
1909	Model 70	173	Coupe
1909	Model 71	175	Runabout
1909	Model 74	187	Stanhope
1909	Model 75 C	201	Coupe
1910	Model 60	231	Surrey
1910	Model 69	187	Runabout
1910	Model 74	187	Stanhope
1910	Model 75	201	Brougham
1910	Model 76	201	Victoria Phaeton
1910	Model 78	239	Roadster
1911	Model 53	193	Stanhope
1911	Model 60	231	Surrey
1911	Model 69	183	Runabout
1911	Model 70-C	201	Coupe
1911	Model 74	203	Stanhope
1911	Model 75-C	201	Brougham
1911	Model 76	201	Victoria
1911	Model 78	244	Roadster
1911	Model 81	203	Brougham
1912	Model 88	264	Inside drive limousine
1912	Model 90	264	Sheltered Roadster ( Landaulet )
1912	Model 91	226	Brougham
1912	Model 96	226	Victoria Phaeton
1913	Model 90	264	Roadster 3-seater
1913	Model 97	264	Colonial Brougham 4-seater
1913	Model 98	277	5-seater sedan
1913	Model 99	277	Georgian Brougham
1913	Model 100	269	4-seater sedan
1913	Model 101	269	Brougham 4-seater
1914	Model 104	269	Front-Drive Four
1914	Model 106	269	Front / Rear Drive Brougham, Rear-Drive Brougham
1914	Model 107	269	Four-Chair Brougham
1914	Model 108	269	limousine
1915	Model 90	269	Roadster coupe
1915	Model 104	269	Front-Drive Four
1915	Model 106	269	Dual-Drive Four
1915	Model 107	269	Four-Chair Brougham
1915	Model 108	269	limousine
1915	Model 109	269	Rear-Drive Four
1916		241	Roadster Coupé, Four-Chair Brougham

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literature

Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1236-1237 and pp. 1520-1522 (English).
George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1726 (English).

Web links

Commons : Waverley - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1520-1522 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1726 (English).
↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 231 and p. 301 (English).
↑ (1907) An Illustrated Directory of Specifications of all Domestic and Foreign Motor-Cars and Motor-Business Wagons - Gasoline, Steam and Electric Sold in the Country (accessed April 6, 2019)
↑ Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1236-1237 (English).

[Kimes-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1520-1522 (English).

[Beaulieu-2] George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1726 (English).

[Registry-3] Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 231 and p. 301 (English).

[Directory-4] (1907) An Illustrated Directory of Specifications of all Domestic and Foreign Motor-Cars and Motor-Business Wagons - Gasoline, Steam and Electric Sold in the Country (accessed April 6, 2019)

[Kimes-Pope-Waverley-5] Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1236-1237 (English).