Beschreibung:

In 1916 Indian introduced a new 61ci (1,000cc) ‘flat head’ v-twin - the Powerplus - to replace the original ‘F-head’ type that had been around since 1907. A smaller model, the 37ci (600cc) Scout, joined the Powerplus in 1920 and then two years later the range was extended to encompass a new, Scout-based 61ci model - the Chief - the first of a famous line that would endure until 1953. Constantly developed, the Chief had gained a new frame and forks, dry-sump lubrication and coil ignition by 1940, that year’s models being notable as the first to have plunger rear suspension and the deeply valanced fenders of the quintessential Chief. With war looming, Indian increasingly turned to the production of military models, the Army version of the Chief emerging stripped of its valanced mudguards and chromework and finished in drab olive green. Indian’s first significant post-war development was a change to girder forks for the 74ci (1,200cc) Chief, by then Indian’s only model. In 1950 the Chief’s engine was stretched to 80ci (1,320cc) and a telescopic front fork and right-hand throttle twist-grip adopted, the latter for the first time on a production Indian. The machine offered here is a superlative example of the ‘skirted fender’ Chief, considered by many aficionados of the Springfield marque to be its ultimate expression. Mike Corbin purchased this Chief from restorer Pete Bollenbach in 1991, shortly after Pete had completed its restoration. The bike has covered only 939 miles subsequent to the rebuild and is presented in commensurately excellent condition. It is offered with instruction and repair manuals, parts list/catalog (1944-1953), condition report and California Certificate of Title. A pair of original 1948 Massachusetts license plates comes with the machine, which is currently California-registered ‘Boot Ace’. Without reserve