Description
This is Lot 377 in the Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale on April 20 & 21, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
'You can't wear out an Indian Scout,' the company's advertising declared.
Fitted with full electrical equipment
On display in private collection for the past five years
Should require only light recommissioning
A smaller Indian v-twin model, the 37ci (600cc) Scout, joined the existing 61ci (1, 000cc) Powerplus twin for 1920. In a somewhat unusual departure, this new smaller Indian twin featured primary drive by helical gears, rather than the more usual chain, and soon gained a reputation for indestructibility: 'You can't wear out an Indian Scout,' the company's advertising declared. In other respects the 'flat head' v-twin motor followed the successful Powerplus formula. Detachable cylinder heads were the Scout's big news for 1925 and two years later a 45ci (750cc) variant arrived, to be followed in April 1928 by the 101 Scout. The latter featured a revised 750cc engine in a new, longer-wheelbase frame, and this medium-weight sports model would prove an immense success for the Springfield firm, so much so that its replacement in 1931 by a heavier Chief-framed model was greeted with dismay.
This 1925 Indian Scout is fitted with full electrical equipment. It has been on display in private collection for the past five years. Prior to this the Scout was restored, retaining all the original sheet metal, mudguards and fuel tank, while the wheels were rebuilt also. The Indian should require only light recommissioning prior to further use. There are no documents with this Lot.
