Indian Chief

Indian’s big V-twin, known for the deep mudguards that arrived at the end of the 1930s.

The Chief was Indian’s big touring machine and was used by police and army. The skirted mudguards of 1940 became the brand’s hallmark.

Materials: Steel frame, V-twin engine

Manufacture: Made in Springfield, Massachusetts, until 1953.

The deep, rounded mudguards over the wheels.

The Indian head on the front mudguard.

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