Pope-Waverley

Pope-Waverley

:"See also Pope-Robinson and Pope-Toledo"

Pope-Waverley was one of the brands of the Pope Motor Car Company founded by Albert Augustus Pope and was a manufacturer of Brass Era electric automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company was originally formed as the Indiana Bicycle Company in 1898 changing to the American Bicycle Company in 1900. In 1903 it became the International Motor Car Company before joining the Pope group in 1903. From 1908 until production ceased in 1914 they became independent again as the Waverley Company.

The 1904 "Pope-Waverley Chelsea" was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1100. The single electric motor was situated at the rear of the car, and produced 3 hp (2.2 kW). The car used 30 batteries.

The 1904 "Pope-Waverley Road Wagon" was a smaller wagon model. It could seat 2 passengers with an open box at the rear for cargo and sold for US$850. The single electric motor was situated at the rear of the car and produced 3 hp (2.2 kW). The car used a 24-cell battery and could travel at 5 or 15 mph (8 or 24 km/h).

The 1904 "Pope-Waverley Edison Battery Wagon" was a runabout model with 48-cell Edison batteries. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$2250. The electric motor was situated at the rear of the car.

The 1904 "Pope-Waverley Tonneau" was a tonneau model. It could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$1800. Twin electric motors were situated at the rear of the car, producing 3 hp (2.2 kW) each with a special 12 hp (8.9 kW) overload mode. The armored wood-framed car used 40 batteries and could reach 15 mph (24 km/h).

References

* "Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly" (January, 1904)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pope-Waverley — Waverley Coupé (1910) Pope Waverley war eine US amerikanische Automarke, unter der die Pope Motor Car Company mit Hauptsitz in Toledo (Ohio) in ihrem Werk in Indianapolis (Indiana) Elektroautos herstellte. Das Werk wurde ursprünglich 1898 als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pope-Waverley — Реклама Waverley 1910 года. Pope Waverley  название электромобилей, производимых компанией Pope Motor Car Company , Индианаполис …   Википедия

  • Waverley — is the name of several different things:* Waverley (novel), a novel by Sir Walter Scott **The Waverley Novels, the series of which Waverley was the first **The Waverley Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott s novel NOTOC… …   Wikipedia

  • Pope Motor Car Company — Pope Toledo Tonneau (1904) Pope C/60 V (1907) Die …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pope Manufacturing Company — Type Bicycle and Automobile Manufacturing Founded 1878 Founder(s) Albert Augustus Pope Headquarters Hartford, Connecticut, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Pope-Toledo — See also Pope Hartford, Pope Robinson, Pope Tribune, Pope Waverley, and Pope Manufacturing Company The Pope Toledo was one of the makes of the Pope Motor Car Company founded by Colonel AA Pope, and was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in… …   Wikipedia

  • Pope-Robinson — See also Pope Toledo and Pope Waverley Pope Robinson was part of the Pope automobile group of companies founded by Colonel Albert Pope manufacturing Brass Era automobiles in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. The company could trace its roots back to… …   Wikipedia

  • Albert Augustus Pope — (May 20, 1843 ndash; August 10, 1909) was a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel who founded the Pope Manufacturing Company in 1877. cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Col. A.A. Pope Dies at Summer Home. Pioneer Bicycle Manufacturer s… …   Wikipedia

  • Albert Augustus Pope — (* 20. Mai 1843 in Boston (Massachusetts); † 10. August 1909 in Cohasset (Massachusetts)) war ein Brevet Oberstleutnant, der 1876 die Pope Manufacturing Company gründete.[1] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste von Automobilmarken — Automobilmarken, kurz Automarken, sind die Handelsnamen, unter denen Automobil Hersteller Fahrzeuge vertreiben. Aufgelistet werden Hersteller von Pkw und Rennwagen, die Automobile gebaut haben, bauen oder bauen wollten. Nutzfahrzeuge werden in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”