Pope-Waverley was one of the marques of the Pope Motor Car Company founded by

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and was a manufacturer of Brass Era electric

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s in

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. From 1908 until production ceased in 1914 they became independent again as the Waverley Company.

History

The company was originally formed as the Indiana Bicycle Company in 1898 changing to the

American Bicycle Company American Bicycle Company (1899-1903) was an American bicycle company (Trust) led by Albert Augustus Pope. The company was formed to consolidate the manufacturers of bicycles and bicycle parts. In the 1890s the advancements in bicycle design led ...

in 1900. In 1901 it became the International Motor Car Company before joining the Pope group as the Waverley Department of Pope Motor Car Company in 1904. Originally a small runabout, the Waverley grew to include 4 seats by 1902. When the Pope empire was foundering in 1908, Indianapolis businessmen rescued the Pope-Waverley and established a new Waverley Company to continue production. From 1912, the Waverley had a hood to resemble a gasoline car. This was called the Sheltered Roaster but it later became the Model 90. Front Drive and Rear Drive model designations were used based on the drivers seating position. Waverley Company ceased production in 1916.

Pope-Waverley Models

The 1904 ''Pope-Waverley Chelsea'' was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for

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1100. The single electric motor was situated at the rear of the car, and produced . 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

850. The single electric motor was situated at the rear of the car and produced . The car used a 24-cell battery and could travel at . The 1904 ''Pope-Waverley Edison Battery Wagon'' was a runabout model with 48-cell

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batteries. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for

2250. The electric motor was situated at the rear of the car. The 1904 ''Pope-Waverley Tonneau'' was a

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model. It could seat 5 passengers and sold for

1800. Twin electric motors were situated at the rear of the car, producing each with a special overload mode. The armored wood-framed car used 40 batteries and could reach .

Gallery

File:Harrod's Waverley electric 1901 BS8113 at the Regent Street Motor Show.jpg, 1901 Harrod's Waverley Electric File:1903 Waverley Electric Road Wagon Model 21, Tellus Science Museum 1.jpg, 1903 Waverley Electric Model 21 File:Women driving, Pope Waverley electrics, 1905 - DPLA - f4c8ad58a602a38a61054a5ade4ebe28 (page 9) (cropped).jpg, 1905 Pope-Waverly Electric File:Pope C60 V.jpg, 1907 Pope-Waverley Model 60C File:American homes and gardens (1912) (18127099276).jpg, 1912 Waverley in American Homes and Gardens Magazine

References

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History

Pope-Waverley Models

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