Pope-Waverley

Pope- Waverley was an American car brand under which the Pope Motor Car Company manufactured and headquartered in Toledo (Ohio ) at its plant in Indianapolis ( Indiana) electric cars. The work was originally founded in 1898 as the Indiana Bicycle Company for the manufacture of bicycles and renamed in 1900 in the American Bicycle Company. In 1903 it became the International Motor Car Company and the same year she verleibte Colonel Albert A. Pope as its Division Waverley Pope Motor Car Company a. In 1908 the company sold the plant back to local investors, who continue to operate it as Waverley Company until 1914.

The Pope- Waverley Chelsea from 1904 was a runabout for two passengers and cost $ 1,100. The single electric motor was sitting in the rear of the vehicle and provided 2.2 kW. The car had 30 batteries.

Manufactured at the same year Pope- Waverley Road Wagon was a smaller car. He also provided space for two people plus a rear cargo area. His price was U.S. $ 850. The single electric motor was installed at the rear and also supplied 2.2 kW. The car had a battery with 24 cells, reaching speeds of 8 km / h or 24 km / h depending on the circuit of the motor.

Even the Pope- Waverley Edison Battery Wagon, another Runabout, was built in 1904. He possessed Edison batteries with 48 cells. The two-seater car cost U.S. $ 2,250. His electric motor was installed backwards.

The Pope- Waverley Tonneau, a touring car with 5- sitzigem Tonneau - building was also built in 1904 and cost $ 1,800. Rear two electric motors were installed, which contributed 2.2 kW. In the acceleration mode even 8.9 kW were available. The car had a structure with beplanktem wooden frame. The energy storage were 40 batteries and the maximum speed was 24 km / h