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Pope-Waverley was one of the brands of the Pope Motor Car Company founded by Colonel AA Pope and was a manufacturer of Brass Era Electric Automobile s 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
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