Velie was a brass era American automobile brand produced by the Velie Motors Corporation in Moline, Illinois from 1908 to 1928. The company was founded by and named for Willard Velie, a maternal grandson of John Deere.
Velie founded Velie Carriage Company in 1902, which was successful, then Velie Motor Vehicle Company in 1908.
History
thumb|1920 Model 34 Touring
Velie ads bragged they "produce every important part" and were not simply assemblers, a lesson Ford had taught. However, Velie's first car was assembled with many components purchased from outside suppliers. By 1910, Velie had sold more than 1000 cars. It was a four-seater with a wheelbase and hickory artillery wheels, shod in the customer's choice of Hartford or Firestone tires. for the Colt Runabout and US$1600 for the Oakland 40, but well below even American's lowest-price model, at US$4250 (its highest was US$5250).
thumb|1917 Velie Light Six ad
In 1914, a six-cylinder Continental joined electric start and Bosch dual ignition.