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Pope-Waverley was one of the marques of the Pope Motor Car Company founded by Albert Augustus Pope and was a manufacturer of Brass Era electric automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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 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.
The 1904 Pope-Waverley Road Wagon, model 21, 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 . The car used a 24-cell battery affording 48 volts and could travel at . The wheelbase was 1541 mm.
The 1904 Pope-Waverley Edison Battery Wagon, model 28, 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 each with a special overload mode. The armored wood-framed car used 40 batteries and could reach .
Gallery
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File:Waverley Model 20.jpg| Waverley Model 20
File:Waverley Model 21.jpg| Waverley Model 21
File:Waverley Model 22.jpg| Waverley Model 22
File:Waverley Model 23.jpg| Waverley Model 23
File:Waverley Model 25.jpg| Waverley Model 25
File:Waverley Model 26.jpg| Waverley Model 26
File:Waverley Model 27.jpg| Waverley Model 27
File:Waverley Model 30.jpg| Waverley Model 30
File:Waverley, BS 8113, Regent Street Motor Show 2017, electric 1901 Harrod's.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:Pope-Waverley 3t (1906).jpg|Pope-Waverley 3t (1906)
File:American homes and gardens (1912) (18127099276).jpg|1912 Waverley in American Homes and Gardens Magazine
File:Waverley parcel post car (1916).jpg|Waverley parcel post car (1916)
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See also
- Photo of ca. 1900 Waverly driven by Swan Turnblad at the Minnesota Historical Society.
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
- Pope-Waverly at ConceptCarz
- Video showcasing a 1901 Waverley Model 22