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?-1915-1923-?, Hendee Manufacturing Co., London, England.
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pre-1932 British Motorcycles
Indian
Indian Model A 31/2hp, 1915, 2-cyl. F-head, 498,8cc (30,44 cu. in.) (bore 23/4", stroke 29/16"),
3-speed, ?hp/?rpm, ?mph (?km/h), ? built, £60
141k, this is domestic British, non-American model.
Indian Model B 5hp "Little Twin", 1915-1918, 2-cyl. F-head, 681,3cc (41,58 cu. in.), 3-speed, ?hp/?rpm, ?mph (?km/h), ? built,
£63 (1915), £70 (1916)
Indian Model C 7hp, fully equipped, 1915-1916, 2-cyl. F-head, 998,3cc (60,92 cu. in.), 3-speed, ?hp/?rpm, ?mph (?km/h), ? built,
£731/2 (1915), £78 (1916)
Indian Model C 7hp, fully equipped, 1915, 2-cyl. F-head, 998,3cc (60,92 cu. in.), 1-speed, ?hp/?rpm, ?mph (?km/h), ? built, £57
Indian Model D 7hp, Road Racer, 1915, 2-cyl. F-head, 998,3cc (60,92 cu. in.), 1-speed, ?hp/?rpm, ?mph (?km/h), ? built
Indian Model E 7hp, electric starter, 1915, 2-cyl. F-head, 998,3cc (60,92 cu. in.), ?-speed, ?hp/?rpm, ?mph (?km/h), ? built
! American 1915 Model E is 1-cylinder 4hp !
Indian Model K 21/2hp, "Featherweight", 1916, 1-cyl. 2-stroke F-head, 221,2cc (13,50 cu. in.), 3-speed, 4hp/?rpm, 40mph (64km/h), ? built,
£491/2 (£621/2, Australia)
Indian Model O 21/4hp, Light Twin, 1917-1918, opposite 2-cyl. 4-stroke SV (flathead), 257,4cc (15,71 cu. in.),
3-speed gearbox, 4 hp/?rpm, 6...36 mph (10...58 km/h), ? built, £60
Indian Powerplus (Standard) 7hp, 189k, 9k (1923)
1916-1923-?, V2-cyl. SV (flathead), 997,6cc (60,88 cu. in.), 3-speed gearbox, spring frame, 15-18 hp/2400rpm,
70 mph (100 km/h), ? built, £90 (1916, 1917)
1916, V2-cyl. SV (flathead), 997,6cc (60,88 cu. in.), 3-speed gearbox, rigid frame, 15-18 hp/2400rpm,
70 mph (100 km/h), ? built, £75
1919-1923, V2-cyl. SV (flathead), 1180cc (72 cu. in.), 3-speed gearbox, ?hp/?rpm, ? mph, ? built
Indian Chief "61", Super Chief (Big Chief) "74", 1922-1923-?, V2-cyl. SV (flathead), 71k (right),
100k Super Chief
Chief "61", 1922-1923-?, 997,6cc (60,88 cu. in.), 3-speed gearbox, 25hp/?rpm, ? mph, ? built
Super Chief "74", 1923-?, 1206,50cc (73,625 cu. in.), 3-speed gearbox, 30hp/?rpm, ? mph, ? built
Indian Scout, ?-1923-?, V2-cyl. SV (flathead), 596,2cc (36,38 cu. in.), 3-speed gearbox, 11hp/?rpm, 55 mph, ? built,
71k (left), 96k,
20k (with sport handlebars)
It's enigma what model is mentioned under "4 horse power" in this 1923 adv.: 189k . American Indian didn't produce light model in 1923.
Unfortunately no information of the rest models and years.
For more information and pictures of those years models see main Indian page.
Photos and data are from:
Author's archive.
books by Jerry Hatfield, - Indian motorcycles great historian
Grace's Guide to British Industrial History
eBay.
eBay Canada.
Yesterdays antique motorcycles.
LuxuryAutoMotoSale.com.
MECUM Auctions.
Bonhams.
Vehicles-markets.com.
WorthPoint
Wildriders
The Motor Cycle magazine, 23 VIII 1923
Thanks for help to:
Evgenii Pevzner (Moskva), motorcycle historian,
Thanks to all authors of books, articles and internet resources, to photographers - contemporary and old, to restorers and collectors!
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Last updated 17 XI 2020. Andrei Bogomolov. Contact Information.