1901 Waverley Electric

Waverley of Indianapolis, Indiana, began its existence as a manufacturer of bicycles. They built their first car in 1898 following a merger of the Colonel Albert Augustus Pope's American Electric Vehicle Company of Chicago. After the acquisition, he transferred the works to his Indianapolis-based bicycle company where he began production of the Waverley Electric.

In 1904, Pope added the Pope-Toldeo, Pope-Tribune, and Pope-Hartford to his electric car empire, and the Waverley became the Pope-Waverley. It continued to use this name into 1908 when the Pope empire was re-organized due to financial difficulties. The Indianapolis factory entered receivership and was sold in September of 1908. The 'Pope' portion of the Waverley was dropped and by 1912 the vehicles had gained a pronounced hood. The company remained in business through the end of the 1916 model year.

by Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2021